Magnetic field exposure and cardiovascular disease mortality among electric utility workers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-142

  Savitz, David A ^a   Liao, Duanping ^a   Sastre, Antonio ^b   Kleckner, Robert C ^a   Kavet, Robert ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Electromagnetic fields; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; EMPLOYMENT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033555526     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009779     Document Type: Article

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