Does our electricity distribution system pose a serious risk to public health?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 39-51

  Henshaw, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SKIN CANCER; SUICIDE;

EID: 0036656316     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(02)00191-3     Document Type: Article

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