Occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields and Alzheimer disease

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 165-170

  Graves, Amy Borenstein ^a,c,e   Rosner, Daniel ^b,c   Echeverria, Diana ^c   Yost, Michael ^d   Larson, Eric B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^c BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Case control study; Electromagnetic fields; Epidemiology; Occupation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032723695     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199907000-00009     Document Type: Article

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