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1961, B NC DEP WATER RESOU, V2
CHILDHOOD-CANCER MORTALITY AND RADON CONCENTRATION IN DRINKING-WATER IN NORTH-CAROLINA
被引：46
作者：
COLLMAN, GW
LOOMIS, DP
SANDLER, DP
机构：
[1] NIEHS, EPIDEMIOL BRANCH,ENVIRONM & MOLEC EPIDEMIOL SECT, MD A3-05,POB 12233, RES TRIANGLE PK, NC 27709 USA
[2] UNIV N CAROLINA, SCH PUBL HLTH, DEPT EPIDEMIOL, CHAPEL HILL, NC 27514 USA
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D O I：
10.1038/bjc.1991.143
中图分类号：
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号：
100214 ;
摘要：
We explored the association between groundwater radon levels and childhood cancer mortality in North Carolina. Using data from two state-wide surveys of public drinking water supplies, counties were ranked according to average groundwater radon concentration. Age and sex-adjusted 1950-79 cancer death rates among children under age 15 were calculated for counties with high, medium, and low radon levels. Overall cancer mortality was increased in counties with medium and high radon levels. The strongest association was for the leukaemias, but risks were also suggested for other sites. These associations could be due to confounding or other biases, but the findings are consistent with other recent reports.
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页码：626 / 629
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