Refinements in magnetic field exposure assignment for a case-cohort study of electrical utility workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 485-492

  Van Wijngaarden, E ^a   Savitz, D A ^a   Kleckner, R C ^a   Mihlan, G ^b   Nylander French, L A ^b   Dufort, V ^a   Cai, J ^a   Loomis, D ^a   Kromhout, H ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Exposure assessment; Exposure classification

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRAIN CANCER; CAREER CUMULATIVE EXPOSURE; COHORT MORTALITY; LEUKEMIA; NONDIFFERENTIAL EXPOSURE MISCLASSIFICATION;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032850499     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4878(99)00048-4     Document Type: Article

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