A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies on the relationship between occupational electromagnetic field exposure and the risk of adult leukemia

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-46

  Wang, Hongbing ^a   Murai, Yoshihiro ^a   Nomura, Shigehiro ^a   Sekine, Michikazu ^a   Sokejima, Shigeru ^a   Sakai, Hideo ^a   Kagamimori, Sadanobu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic field; Leukemia; Meta analysis; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0034121878     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.2000.43     Document Type: Article

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