Radon exposure and inflammatory bowel disease in a radon prone area

CONCLUSION: In the area of Santiago de Compostela there is a higher incidence of IBD in comparison with previous studies taking western countries as reference, but in this study we have not found any correlation with municipal average radon concentration and incidence of IBD or any of its types.PMID:34781685 | DOI:10.17235/reed.2021.8239/2021

Source: Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas - November 16, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Violeta Mauriz-Barreiro Manuel Barreiro-de Acosta Iria Bast ón-Rey Roc ío Ferreiro-Iglesias Cristina Calvi ño-Suárez Juan Miguel Barros-Dios J Enrique Dom ínguez-Munoz Alberto Ruano-Ravi ña Source Type: research