Traffic density and the risk of childhood leukemia in a Los Angeles case-control study

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 482-487

  Langholz, Bryan ^a,d   Ebi, Kristie L ^b   Thomas, Duncan C ^a   Peters, John M ^a   London, Stephanie J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Childhood leukemia; Electromagnetic fields; Epidemiology; Traffic density

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; LOS ANGELES; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0036789823     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(01)00317-9     Document Type: Article

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