Magnetic fields of high voltage power lines and risk of cancer in Finnish adults: Nationwide cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7064, 1996, Pages 1047-1051

  Verkasalo, Pia K ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Kaprio, Jaakko ^a   Heikkilä, Kauko V ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^c  

^a Department of Public Health ^*  (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029846324     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7064.1047     Document Type: Article

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