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Bronchial dysplasia induced by radiation in miners exposed to 222Rn progeny
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Michaylov, M.A. ‌
Bronchial dysplasia induced by radiation in miners exposed to 222Rn progeny / M.A. Michaylov, D.S. Pressyanov, K.B. Kalinov
Sumario: Objectives: to investigate whether sputum cytology can be used to monitor epithelial cell changes in groups at high risk of lung cancer from exposure to radiation -- Methods: dysplasia of bronchial cells was investigated by means of sputum cytology in a group of 434 underground miners. 100 of them were not exposed, and 334 were exposed to 222Rn progeny at cumulative exposures < 450 working level months
En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 52, nº 2, February 1995 ; p. 82-85
1. Medicina laboral ‌. 2. Enfermedades profesionales ‌. 3. Minería ‌. 4. Radón ‌. 5. Radiaciones ‌. 6. Enfermedades pulmonares ‌. 7. Cáncer ‌. 8. Epidemiología ‌. I. Pressyanov, D.S. ‌. II. Kalinov, K.B. ‌. III. Title. IV. Título: Occupational and environmental medicine.