A case-control pilot study of traffic exposures and early childhood leukemia using a geographic information system

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn , Issue SUPPL. 5, 2001, Pages

  Reynolds, Peggy ^a   Elkin, Eric ^b   Scalf, Russell ^b   Von Behren, Julie ^a   Neutra, Raymond Richard ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b California Dept of Health Services ^*

Author keywords

Childhood cancer; Environmental exposure; GIS; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTRIC LINES; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; RISK ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CASE-CONTROL; CHILDHOOD CANCERS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONFOUNDER; EARLY CHILDHOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; NEIGHBOURHOOD; PILOT STUDIES; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; TRAFFIC DENSITIES;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0035220081     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186x(2001)22:5+<::aid-bem1024>3.0.co;2-9     Document Type: Article

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