 Radon
"Radon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally radioactive element with atomic symbol Rn, and atomic number 86. It is a member of the noble gas family found in soil, and is released during the decay of RADIUM.
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D011886
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.271.800 D01.268.613.700 D01.362.641.745 D01.496.749.305.800
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radon" by people in Profiles.
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Vaughn AM, Lohmiller K, James KA, Van Dyke M, Whitesell N, Allshouse WB, Macaluso F, Kelley C. Characterization of Colorado residents and radon reduction behaviors through latent class analysis and path models. J Environ Radioact. 2022 Sep; 250:106910.
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Hahn EJ, Huntington-Moskos L, Mundy M, Rademacher K, Wiggins AT, Rayens MK, Studts JL, Butler KM. A Randomized Trial to Test Personalized Environmental Report Back to Reduce Lung Cancer Risk. Health Educ Behav. 2019 02; 46(1):165-175.
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Lichtenstein E, Boles SM, Lee ME, Hampson SE, Glasgow RE, Fellows J. Using radon risk to motivate smoking reduction II: randomized evaluation of brief telephone counseling and a targeted video. Health Educ Res. 2008 Apr; 23(2):191-201.
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Glasgow R, Boles S, Lichtenstein E, Lee M, Foster L. Adoption, reach, and implementation of a novel smoking control program: analysis of a public utility-research organization partnership. Nicotine Tob Res. 2004 Apr; 6(2):269-74.
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Ruttenber AJ, Harrison LT, Baron A, McClure D, Glanz J, Quillin R, O'Neill JP, Sullivan L, Campbell J, Nicklas JA. hprt mutant frequencies, nonpulmonary malignancies, and domestic radon exposure: "postmortem" analysis of an interesting hypothesis. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2001; 37(1):7-16.
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Lichtenstein E, Andrews JA, Lee ME, Glasgow RE, Hampson SE. Using radon risk to motivate smoking reduction: evaluation of written materials and brief telephone counselling. Tob Control. 2000 Sep; 9(3):320-6.
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Lee ME, Lichtenstein E, Andrews JA, Glasgow RE, Hampson SE. Radon-smoking synergy: A population-based behavioral risk reduction approach. Prev Med. 1999 Sep; 29(3):222-7.
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Hampson SE, Andrews JA, Lee ME, Foster LS, Glasgow RE, Lichtenstein E. Lay understanding of synergistic risk: the case of radon and cigarette smoking. Risk Anal. 1998 Jun; 18(3):343-50.
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Thorne R, Foreman NK, Mott MG. Radon exposure and incidence of paediatric malignancies. Eur J Cancer. 1996 Dec; 32A(13):2371-2.
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Thorne R, Foreman NK, Mott MG. Radon in Devon and Cornwall and paediatric malignancies. Eur J Cancer. 1996 Feb; 32A(2):282-5.
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