ND-0685 · 2005 · Other
Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies
Darby S, Hill D, Auvinen A, et al. BMJ. 2005.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38308.477650.63 · Finding checked against the abstract
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What the source reports
Pooling 13 European case-control studies (7,148 lung cancer cases, 14,208 controls), lung cancer risk rose 16% for each 100 Bq/m3 of usual radon in the home.
Design questions and applications
Test for radon and design in mitigation.
Field
Hazards in buildings
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card darby-2005-radon) on 2026-11-09; the card finding was rewritten from the abstract. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.