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Samet, Jonathan M.; Stolwijk, J. A. J.; Rose, Susan L.

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“…Therefore, certain sites may be more likely to have a high radon concentration, with the prototypical situation being underground mines with poorly ventilated passageways. In a 1991 survey of homes in the United States, Samet and colleagues 254 reported a mean indoor radon level of approximately 1.25 pCi/L. In this survey, the range of indoor radon levels was broad.…”

Section: Etiology Of Lung Cancermentioning

confidence: 83%

Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention

Cruz

Tanoue

Matthay

2011

Clinics in Chest Medicine

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Section: Etiology Of Lung Cancermentioning

confidence: 83%

Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention

Cruz

Tanoue

Matthay

2011

Clinics in Chest Medicine

1,564

577

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The Environment and the Lung

Samet¹

1991

JAMA

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The focus of public health concern and research in regard to environmental lung diseases has changed across the century. Illustrative agents include radon, indoor asbestos, environmental tobacco smoke, acidic aerosols, and oxidant gases. Tremendous progress has been made in understanding and preventing environmental lung diseases. However, we remain concerned about adverse consequences of breathing polluted outdoor and indoor air. In the persistent concerns about adverse effects of polluted air on the lung, a new emphasis is pervasive; the focus has shifted from avoiding clinical disease among highly exposed individuals to protecting the population from an unacceptable burden of risk. The technique of quantitative risk assessment has become increasingly important for characterizing the safety of environmental agents. The resulting emphasis on the final risk projection and attendant uncertainties may overly emphasize gaps in our knowledge.

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Environmental Epidemiology

Kreienbrock¹

2014

Handbook of Epidemiology

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Background In July 2006, a lasting and severe heat wave occurred in Western Europe. Since the 2003 heat wave, several preventive measures and an alert system aiming at reducing the risks related to high temperatures have been set up in France by the health authorities and institutions. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of those measures, the observed excess mortality during the 2006 heat wave was compared to the expected excess mortality. Methods A Poisson regression model relating the daily fluctuations in summer temperature and mortality in France from 1975 to 2003 was used to estimate the daily expected number of deaths over the period 2004-2006 as a function of the observed temperatures. Results During the 2006 heat wave (from 11 to 28 July), about 2065 excess deaths occurred in France. Considering the observed temperatures and with the hypothesis that heat-related mortality had not changed since 2003, 6452 excess deaths were predicted for the period. The observed mortality during the 2006 heat wave was thus markedly less than the expected mortality ($4400 less deaths). Conclusions The excess mortality during the 2006 heat wave, which was markedly lower than that predicted by the model, may be interpreted as a decrease in the population's vulnerability to heat, together with, since 2003, increased awareness of the risk related to extreme temperatures, preventive measures and the setup of the warning system.

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Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention

Lung Cancer: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention

The Environment and the Lung

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