RE: RADSAFE digest 3003

["Reynolds, Harold" <Harold.Reynolds@rfets.gov>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Bernard L Cohen [SMTP:blc+@pitt.edu]
> Sent:	Friday, March 10, 2000 10:02 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Re: RADSAFE digest 3003
> 
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> 
> On Fri, 10 Mar 2000 B. Cohen wrote:
> 
> > 
> >a 25% higher lung cancer rate in urban areas than in
> rural areas. This might be interpreted as a proportionately higher
> prevalence of smoking in urban areas.
> 
> I would think this is due to higher air pollution levels in urban areas.
> A doctor who performs autopsies told that he could see a difference in
> lung condition between urban and rural dwellers whether they were smokers
> or not.
> 
> Harry Reynolds
> 303-966-2708
> DP 303-212-5376
> 130TB #47
> Harold.Reynolds@RFETS.gov
> 
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