Leukemia following occupational exposure to 60-Hz electric and magnetic fields among Ontario electric utility workers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 150-160

  Miller, Anthony B ^a   To, Teresa ^a   Agnew, David A ^b   Wall, Claus ^a   Green, Lois M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO HYDRO TECHNOLOGIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; leukemia; neoplasms; occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC HAZARD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030018809     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008902     Document Type: Article

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