High-voltage overhead power lines in epidemiology: Patterns of time variations in current load and magnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-217

  Reitan, Jon B ^a,c,e   Tynes, Tore ^a,b   Kvamshagen, Kjell Atle ^c   Vistnes, Arnt Inge ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^b CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^c Miles Oslo AS   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Distribution system; ELF magnetic fields; Power transmission; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OVERHEAD LINES;

CURRENT LOADS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; HIGH-VOLTAGES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; OVERHEAD POWER LINES; POWER-TRANSMISSION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME VARIATIONS;

MAGNETIC FLUX;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030337593     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1996)17:3<209::AID-BEM6>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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