Residential magnetic fields, light-at-night, and nocturnal urinary 6-sulfatoxymelatonin concentration in women

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 591-600

  Davis, Scott ^a,b   Kaune, William T ^c   Mirick, Dana K ^a   Chen, Chu ^a   Stevens, Richard G ^d  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c EM Factors   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Carcinogens, environmental; Circadian rhythm; Electricity; Electromagnetic fields; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

CANCER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH RISK; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGHT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MAGNETICS; MELATONIN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SMOKING;

EID: 0035479181     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/154.7.591     Document Type: Article

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