Brain tumor risk in children in relation to use of electric blankets and water bed heaters: Results from the United States West Coast childhood brain tumor study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1116-1122

  Preston Martin, Susan ^a   Gurney, James G ^b   Pogoda, Janice M ^c   Holly, Elizabeth A ^d   Mueller, Beth A ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Statology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

brain neoplasms; central nervous system neoplasms; child; electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029950235     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008688     Document Type: Article

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