Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: An exploratory analysis of alternative exposure metrics

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 20-31

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

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^c CHILDREN S ONCOLOGY GROUP   (United States)

^d EM Factors   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f WESTAT   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute; Case control studies; Child; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental exposure; Leukemia; Lymphocytic

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE;

EID: 0034234182     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.20     Document Type: Article

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