Distance-weighted traffic density in proximity to a home is a risk factor for leukemia and other childhood cancers

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-180

  Pearson, Robert L ^a   Wachtel, Howard ^b   Ebi, Kristie L ^c  

^a Radian International LLC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARCINOGEN;

AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EXHAUST GAS; HOME; LEUKEMIA; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TRAFFIC; TRAFFIC NOISE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034131750     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2000.10463998     Document Type: Article

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