Are children living near high-voltage power lines at increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 512-515

  Kleinerman, Ruth A ^a   Kaune, William T ^b   Hatch, Elizabeth E ^a   Wacholder, Sholom ^a   Linet, Martha S ^a   Robison, Leslie L ^c   Niwa, Shelley ^d   Tarone, Robert E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b EM Factors   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Electric wiring; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental exposure; Leukemia, lymphocytic, acute

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0034159781     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010237     Document Type: Article

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