Brain cancer and occupational exposure to magnetic fields among men: Results from a Canadian population-based case-control study

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 210-217

  Villeneuve, Paul J ^a,b   Agnew, David A ^c   Johnson, Kenneth C ^a   Mao, Yang ^a   Paulse, Bertha ^d   Dewar, Ron ^e   Dryer, Dagny ^f   Kreiger, Nancy ^g   Kliewer, Erich ^h   Robson, Diane ⁱ   Fincham, Shirley ^j   Le, Nhu ^k  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Newfoundland Cancer Foundation   (Canada)

^e Nova Scotia Cancer Registry   (Canada)

^f Prince Edward Island Cancer Registry   (Canada)

^g CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h Cancer Care Manitoba   (Canada)

ⁱ SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^j Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

^k BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Brain cancer; Magnetic fields; Occupation

Indexed keywords

CANCER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CANADA;

EID: 0036211061     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.1.210     Document Type: Article

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