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Potential health effects of indoor radon exposure.
Radon-222 is a ubiquitous noble gas arising from decay of radium-226 normally present in the earth's crust. Alpha radiation from inhaled short-lived daughters of radon readily irradiates human bronchial epithelium, and there is now good evidence of excess risk of lung cancer in underground mine...
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1985
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1568705/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4085431 |