Carlos Sainz-Fernandez

Prof. Dr. Carlos Sainz-Fernandez

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Academic Career Length

25Years (2002-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 February 2013 in Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
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CCConstantin Cosma
Constantin Cosma
Cucos Alexandra LauraCucos Alexandra Laura
Cucos Alexandra Laura
BPBotond Papp
Botond Papp
RBRobert Begy
Robert Begy
CSCarlos Sainz-Fernandez
Carlos Sainz-Fernandez

1 February 2004 in Environment International
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LQLuis Santiago Quindos
Luis Santiago Quindos
PFP.L. Fernández
P.L. Fernández
JAJ. Gómez Arozamena
J. Gómez Arozamena
CSCarlos Sainz-Fernandez
Carlos Sainz-Fernandez
JFJ.A. Fernández
J.A. Fernández
MCM.C. Cascón
M.C. Cascón

1 January 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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GLGonzalo López-Abente
Gonzalo López-Abente
ONOlivier Nuñez
Olivier Nuñez
PFPablo Fernández-Navarro
Pablo Fernández-Navarro
JBJUAN MIGUEL BARROS-DIOS
JUAN MIGUEL BARROS-DIOS
IMIván Martín-Méndez
Iván Martín-Méndez
Alberto Ruano-RavinaAlberto Ruano-Ravina
Alberto Ruano-Ravina
Residential radon exposure is a serious public health concern, and as such appears in the recommendations of European Code Against Cancer. The objective of this study was to assess the association between residential radon levels and mortality due to different types of cancer, using misaligned data analysis techniques. Mortality data (observed cases) for each of the 313 Galician municipalities were drawn from the records of the National Statistics Institute for the study period (1999-2008). Expected cases were computed using Galician mortality rates for 14 types of malignant tumors as reference, with a total of 56,385 deaths due to the tumors analyzed. The effect estimates of indoor radon (3371 sampling points) were adjusted for sociodemographic variables, altitude, and arsenic topsoil levels (1069 sampling points), using spatial/geostatistical models fitted with stochastic partial differential equations and integrated nested Laplace approximations. These models are capable of processing misaligned data. The results showed a statistical association between indoor radon and lung, stomach and brain cancer in women in Galicia. Apart from lung cancer (relative risk (RR)=1.09), in which a twofold increase in radon exposure led to a 9% rise in mortality, the association was particularly relevant in stomach (RR=1.17) and brain cancer (RR=1.28). Further analytical epidemiologic studies are needed to confirm these results, and an assessment should be made of the advisability of implementing interventions targeting such exposure in higher-risk areas.

1 May 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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CSCarlos Sainz-Fernandez
Carlos Sainz-Fernandez
Daniel RábagoDaniel Rábago
Daniel Rábago
SCSantiago Celaya
Santiago Celaya
EFEnrique Fernández
Enrique Fernández
JQJorge Quindós
Jorge Quindós
LQLuis Santiago Quindós
Luis Santiago Quindós

1 August 2012 in Science of The Total Environment
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Cucos Alexandra LauraCucos Alexandra Laura
Cucos Alexandra Laura
CCConstantin Cosma
Constantin Cosma
TDTiberius Dicu
Tiberius Dicu
RBRobert Begy
Robert Begy
MMMircea Moldovan
Mircea Moldovan
CSCarlos Sainz-Fernandez
Carlos Sainz-Fernandez

1 July 2009 in Science of The Total Environment
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CSCarlos Sainz-Fernandez
Carlos Sainz-Fernandez
Cucos Alexandra LauraCucos Alexandra Laura
Cucos Alexandra Laura
TDTiberius Dicu
Tiberius Dicu
KSKinga Szacsvai
Kinga Szacsvai
CCConstantin Cosma
Constantin Cosma
LQLuis Santiago Quindós
Luis Santiago Quindós