Leukemia risk and occupational electric field exposure in Los Angeles County, California

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-90

  Kheifets, Leeka I ^a   London, Stephanie J ^b   Peters, John M ^c  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Leukemia; Occupations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; UNITED STATES;

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

USA;

EID: 0030609721     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009194     Document Type: Article

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