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Radon Knowledge and Practices Among Family Physicians in a High Radon State

David Schmitz, Marilyn G. Klug and Gary G. Schwartz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine May 2021, 34 (3) 602-607; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.03.200553
David Schmitz
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (DS); Department of Population Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (MGK, GGS).
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Marilyn G. Klug
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (DS); Department of Population Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (MGK, GGS).
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Gary G. Schwartz
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (DS); Department of Population Health, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks (MGK, GGS).
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    Percent of family medicine physicians that engaged in personal and public activity regarding radon.

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    Associations Between Knowledge of Radon and Demographic Characteristics of North Dakota Family Physicians

    “Radon Is Radioactive”“1 in 15 Homes Have High Radon”“Radon a Leading Cause Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers”
    N%PN%pN%p
    Age
        21 to 301055.560.1781688.890.36261266.670.004
        31 to 402963.043780.432145.65
        41 to 605869.056577.385667.47
        60 or older2882.353191.182985.29
    Gender
        Female4664.790.4305881.690.9514259.150.195
        Male7971.179181.987669.09
    Resident
        Yes3183.780.0512259.46<0.0012464.860.784
        No9464.8312787.599465.28
    Years practice
        <33376.742762.79<0.0012558.140.154
        3 or more9266.1912287.779367.39
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    Association of Total Knowledge Scores with Demographic Data among North Dakota (ND) Family Physicians

    6–101112P
    N%N%N%
    Age
        21 to 30844.44738.89316.67<0.001
        31 to 402656.521021.741021.74
        41 to 602226.513744.582428.92
        60 or older38.821132.352058.82
    Gender
        Female3143.662332.391723.940.045
        Male2825.454238.184036.36
    Resident
        Yes1745.951437.84616.220.037
        No4229.175135.425135.42
    Years practice in ND
        0 to 31841.862148.8449.30<0.001
        >34129.714431.885338.41
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