Epidemiological appraisal of studies of residential exposure to power frequency magnetic fields and adult cancers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 505-510

  Li, Chung Yi ^a   Thériault, Gilles ^b   Lin, Ruey S ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cancer; magnetic fields; residential exposure

Indexed keywords

BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW;

EID: 0029762972     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.8.505     Document Type: Review

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