| Main Title |
Health effects of exposure to radon : time for reassessment? / |
| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon (BEIR VI). |
| Publisher |
National Academy Press, |
| Year Published |
1994 |
| Report Number |
X820576-01-0 |
| OCLC Number |
30565493 |
| ISBN |
0309050871; 9780309050876 |
| Subjects |
Radon--Health aspects ;
Radon--Toxicology ;
Radiation carcinogenesis ;
Radon--toxicity ;
Lung Neoplasms--chemically induced ;
Risk Assessment ;
Radioisotopes in the body--Health aspects ;
Health risk assessment ;
Alpha rays--Health aspects
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EIAM |
RA1247.R33H43 1994 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
07/14/2006 |
| EJEM |
RC95.A42H44 1994 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
06/24/1994 |
| ESAM |
RA1247.R33H43 1994 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
10/11/1996 |
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| Collation |
xvii, 94 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Notes |
"B-453"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 75-91). |
| Contents Notes |
Radiation biology and carcinogenesis -- Range and track structure of [alpha] particles emitted by radon progeny -- Radiation biology of [alpha]-particle irradiation -- Cell lethality -- Mutation in cultured cells -- Oncogenic transformation in vitro -- Comparison of effects in vivo and in vitro -- Carcinogenesis in laboratory animals -- RBE versus LET -- Dose-rate effects and implications for risk estimates -- Mechanisms of carcinogenesis -- Markers of exposure -- Exposure-dose relations -- Status of studies -- Epidemiologic investigations -- Studies of miners -- Cohorts of miners -- Lung cancer in pooled analysis of 11 cohorts -- Assessment of uncertainty in lifetime risk estimates -- Nonrespiratory cancers -- Nonmalignant respiratory diseases -- Studies of lung cancer in the general environment -- Case-control studies -- Status -- Problems and limitations -- Ecologic studies -- Status -- Problems and limitations -- Radon-induced cancers other than lung cancer -- Studies of miners -- Studies of lung cancer in the general environment. |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. : |
| Access Notes |
Also available via the World Wide Web. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Health Effects of Exposure to Radon. |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
BEIR (Series) ; |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1994. |
| Series Title Untraced |
BEIR ; 6 |
| Ti Tra Differently |
BEIR VI. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
94066478 |
| Merged OCLC records |
900527227; 907517135; 914132061 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20061115152819 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02724cam 2200469 a 45480 |
