Czech uranium miners up in arms over working conditions
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Incidence of Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Multiple Myeloma in Czech Uranium Miners: A Case–Cohort Study
OBJECTIVE 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. DESIGN We conducted a retrospective case-cohort study in 23,043 uranium miners and identified a total of 177 incident cases of leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Detai...
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Dr. Ronald A. House completed his B.Sc. (Genetics) and his MD, CM degrees at McGill University. He subsequently did training in occupational health at the University of Toronto. He was awarded his fellowship in occupational medicine (FRCPC) by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1988. He also completed a M.Sc. degree in Clinical Epidemiology at McMaster University in 1986....
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/329008b0