Alternative magnetic field exposure metrics: Relationship toTWA, appliance use, and demographic characteristics of children in a leukemia survival study

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 574-580

  Foliart, Donna E ^a,d   Iriye, Richard N ^b   Tarr, Kathleen J ^a   Silva, J Michael ^b   Kavet, Rob ^c   Ebi, Kristie L ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Enertech Consultants   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Elf magnetic fields; EMF; Personal dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS; ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EXPOSURE METRICS; FIELD EXPOSURE; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; INTERMITTENCY; MAGNETIC-FIELD; PERSONAL DOSIMETRY; RATE OF CHANGE;

DISEASES;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MAGNETISM; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONICS; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035651081     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.86     Document Type: Article

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