A pooled analysis of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 692-698

  Ahlbom, A ^a   Day, N ^b   Feychting, M ^a   Roman, E ^c   Skinner, J ^b   Dockerty, J ^d   Linet, M ^e   McBride, M ^f   Michaelis, J ^g   Olsen, J H ^h   Tynes, T ⁱ   Verkasalo, P K ^j,k,l  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^g JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^h INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

ⁱ Institute of Epidemiological Cancer Research   (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^k FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

^l UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Childhood leukaemia; EMF; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK;

EID: 0033869141     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1376     Document Type: Article

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