Predicting residential radon concentrations in Finland: Model development, validation, and application to childhood leukemia

• Main Authors: Atte Nikkilä (Author), Hannu Arvela (Author), Juha Mehtonen (Author), Jani Raitanen (Author), Merja Heinäniemi (Author), Olli Lohi (Author), Anssi Auvinen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVES: Inhaled radon gas is a known alpha-emitting carcinogen linked especially to lung cancer. Studies on higher concentrations of indoor radon and childhood leukemia have conflicting but largely negative results. In this study, we aimed to create a sophisticated statistical model to predict i...