Residential EMF exposure and childhood leukemia: Meta-analysis and population attributable risk

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 5, 2001, Pages

  Wartenberg, Daniel ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EMF; Leukemia; Magnetic fields; Meta analysis; Meta regression

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

ATTRIBUTABLE RISKS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTINUOUS EXPOSURE; EMF EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE MODELS; FIELD EXPOSURE; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC-FIELD; META-ANALYSIS; META-REGRESSION;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; META ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035219909     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186x(2001)22:5+<::aid-bem1026>3.3.co;2-v     Document Type: Article

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