The possible role of contact current in cancer risk associated with residential magnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 538-553

  Kavet, R ^a   Zaffanella, L E ^b   Daigle, J P ^b   Ebi, K L ^a  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Magnetic fields; Open circuit voltage; Power lines

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; EHV POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; HOUSING; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; OVERHEAD LINES; TIMING CIRCUITS;

CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTACT CURRENTS; ELECTRICAL WIRING; MAGNETIC-FIELD; NEIGHBOURHOOD; OPEN-CIRCUIT VOLTAGES; POWER LINES; SAFETY PRACTICES; WATER PIPES;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIOMETRY; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034293712     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200010)21:7<538::AID-BEM7>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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