Risk of cancer among Danish utility workers - A nationwide cohort study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 548-555

  Johansen, Christoffer ^a   Olsen, Jørgen H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Neoplasms; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

EID: 0032521137     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009486     Document Type: Article

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