Association between childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and use of electrical appliances during pregnancy and childhood

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 234-245

  Hatch, Elizabeth E ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a   Kleinerman, Ruth A ^a   Tarone, Robert E ^a   Severson, Richard K ^b   Hartsock, Charleen T ^c   Haines, Carol ^d   Kaune, William T ^e   Friedman, Dana ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^b   Wacholder, Sholom ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

^e EM Factors   (United States)

Author keywords

Appliances; Case control study; Childhood; Leukemia; Magnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMOGENESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION;

EID: 0031949441     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199805000-00006     Document Type: Article

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