TO TEST THE HYPOTHESIS THAT RADIATION
FROM RADON DAUGHTERS INCREASES THE RISK OF THE RESPIRATORY CANCER
AMONG URANIUM MINERS WHO RECEIVE LIFETIME EXPOSURES OF LESS THAN
120 WORKING LEVEL MONTHS, NIOSH SEEKS TO UPDATE THE WORKING,
SMOKING, DIETARY, AND MEDICAL HISTORIES OF A COHORT OF 3362 WHITE
AND 780 NAVAJO MINERS ASSEMBLED BETWEEN 1950 AND 1960.
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