Occupational exposure assessment in epidemiological studies of EMF

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 61-69

  Kheifets, L ^a  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CANCER; CANCER; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032952597     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032665     Document Type: Conference Paper

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