Nanoquartz in Late Permian C1 coal and the high incidence of female lung cancer in the Pearl River Origin area: a retrospective cohort study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Pearl River Origin area, Qujing District of Yunnan Province, has one of the highest female lung cancer mortality rates in China. Smoking was excluded as a cause of the lung cancer excess because almost all women were non-smokers....

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Main Authors: Zhou Yiping, Ho Suzanne C, Huang Yunchao, Wang Jianfang, Dai Shifeng, Tian Linwei, Lucas Donald, Koshland Catherine P
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/8/398