Titre :
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Radon, Smoking, and Lung Cancer : The Need to Refocus Radon Control Policy. (2013)
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Auteurs :
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LANTZ (Paula-M) : USA. Department of Health Policy. School of Public Health and Health Services. George Washington University. Washington. DC. ;
MENDEZ (David) : USA. Department of Health Management and Policy. School of Fublic Health. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor. ;
PHILBERT (Martin-A) : USA. School of Public Health and the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. University of Michigan.
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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American journal of public health (vol. 103, n° 3, 2013)
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Pagination :
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443-447
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Tabagisme
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Radon
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Tabac
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Besoin
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Politique santé
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Cancer
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xEJsrn. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Exposure to radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer, and the risk is significantly higher for smokers than for nonsmokers. More than 85% of radon-induced lung cancer deaths are among smokers. The most powerful approach for reducing the public health burden of radon is shaped by 2 overarching principles : public communication efforts that promote residential radon testing and remediation will be the most cost effective if they are primarily directed at current and former smokers ; and focusing on smoking prevention and cessation is the optimal strategy for reducing radon-induced lung cancer in terms of both public health gains and economic efficiency. Tobacco control policy is the most promising route to the public health goals of radon control policy.
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