Magnetic field exposure assessment in a case-control study of childhood leukemia

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 575-583

  Kleinerman, Ruth A ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a   Hatch, Elizabeth E ^a   Wacholder, Sholom ^a   Tarone, Robert E ^a   Severson, Richard K ^b   Kaune, William T ^c   Friedman, Dana R ^a   Haines, Carol M ^d   Muirhead, Colin R ^e   Boice Jr , John D ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c EM Factors   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood leukemia; Exposure assessment; Magnetic fields; Measurements; Wire codes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HOME; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030987460     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199709000-00017     Document Type: Article

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