Does radon cause diseases other than lung cancer? Findings on mortality within the German uranium miners cohort study, 1946–2018
The findings of the Wismut cohort indicate small increased risks for a few selected outcomes. Overall, the study does not provide convincing evidence for an increased risk for other diseases than lung cancer due to radon.
Authors
- Veronika Deffner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-4132)
- Nora Fenske
- Maria Schnelzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0279-2326)
- Michaela Kreuzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3835-3197)
Institutions
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2024-109923
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.16