Case-Control Study on Radon Exposure and Lung Cancer in an Italian Region: Preliminary Results
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F. Bochicchio, F. Forastiere, S. Mallone, C. Nuccetelli and F. Sera 1 Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Physics Laboratory, Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161 Roma, Italy. 2 Osservatorio Epidemiologico Regione Lazio, Analytic Epidemiology Unit, Via S.Costanza 53, I-00198 Roma, Italy. 3 Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Physics Laboratory, Viale Regina Elena 299, I-00161 Roma, Italy (Present address: Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, Clinical Epidemiological Unit, Via Monti di Creta 104, I-00167 Roma, Italy)
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