Exposure to magnetic fields estimated from last job held in an electrical utility in Québec, Canada: A validation study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 334-338

  Baris, Dalsu ^a,b   Armstrong, Ben G ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION   (Canada)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Exposure assessment; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWER PLANTS; QUEBEC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029988007     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.5.334     Document Type: Article

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