Open AccessIncidence of Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma in Czech Uranium Miners: A Case–Cohort Study
Author(s) -
V Rericha,
Michal Kulich,
Robert Řeřicha,
David Shore,
Dale P. Sandler
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.8476
Subject(s) - medicine , leukemia , multiple myeloma , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , population , cumulative incidence , relative risk , lymphoma , cohort , confidence interval , environmental health
Uranium miners are chronically exposed to low levels of radon and its progeny. We investigated whether radon exposure is associated with increased incidence of leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma in this population.
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