Incidence of breast cancer in Norwegian female radio and telegraph operators

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-204

  Tynes, Tore ^a,b,d   Hannevik, Merete ^b   Andersen, Aage ^a   Vistnes, Arnt Inge ^c   Haldorsen, Tor ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Swedish Radiation Protection Authority   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

breast cancer; case control; cohort; electromagnetic; Norway; radiofrequency; seamen; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029888649     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00051295     Document Type: Article

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