Mortality from circulatory system diseases and low-level radon exposure in the French cohort study of uranium miners, 1946-1999

• Main Authors: Simon Nusinovici (Author), Blandine Vacquier (Author), Klervi Leuraud (Author), Camille Metz-Flamant (Author), Sylvaine Caër-Lorho (Author), Alain Acker (Author), Dominique Laurier (Author)
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• 出版: Nordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH), 2010-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVES: The few studies examining the risk of circulatory system diseases (CSD) associated with ionizing radiation have reported inconsistent results. Radon, a known pulmonary carcinogen, emits ionizing radiation. The aim of this study was to examine CSD mortality in a French cohort of uranium m...