Re: PA Radon

[FIELDRW@aol.com]

Tom,

Since smoking IS the leading cause of lung cancer, comparisons of risk by
states without adjustment for smoking are of limited use.  Unfortunately, it
is very difficult to adjust for confounding variables at the aggregate level.

Regards, Bill Field
Department of Preventive Medicine
University of Iowa
bill-field@uiowa.edu
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