Electromagnetic fields and cancer in children residing near Norwegian high-voltage power lines

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 219-226

  Tynes, Tore ^a,b   Haldorsen, Tor ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; leukemia; neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CANCER INCIDENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINES; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

NORWAY;

EID: 0030609488     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009094     Document Type: Article

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