Comparative analyses of the studies of magnetic fields and cancer in electric utility workers: Studies from France, Canada, and the United States

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 567-574

  Kheifets, Leeka I ^a   Gilbert, Ethel S ^b   Sussman, Stanley S ^a   Guénel, Pascal ^c   Sahl, Jack D ^d   Savitz, David A ^e   Thériault, Gilles ^f  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON   (United States)

^e IL   (United States)

^f MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Electromagnetic fields; Epidemiological methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032781570     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.8.567     Document Type: Article

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