Los Angeles study of residential magnetic fields and childhood brain tumors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-119

  Preston Martin, Susan ^a   Navidi, William ^a   Thomas, Duncan ^a   Lee, Pey Jiuan ^a   Bowman, Joseph ^b   Pogoda, Janice ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c Statology   (United States)

Author keywords

brain neoplasms; case control studies; child; electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0030029321     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008717     Document Type: Article

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