Cancer and TV towers: Association but not causation a more complete knowledge of the causes of childhood leukaemia is essential before progressing from association to causation

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 165, Issue 11-12, 1996, Pages 599-600

  Cartwright, Ray A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASM; NOTE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELEVISION;

CHILD; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; RADIO WAVES; TELEVISION;

EID: 0030566381     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1996.tb138660.x     Document Type: Article

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