Risks ofleukaemia among residents close to high voltage transmission electric lines

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 625-628

  Thériault, Gilles ^a   Li, Chung Yi ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental health; Leukaemia; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRICITY; RISK;

ADULT; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0030608655     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.9.625     Document Type: Article

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