Correlation of year-to-year magnetic field exposure metrics among children in a leukemia survival study

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 441-447

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

^a PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Enertech Consultants   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; EMF; Magnetic fields; Personal dosimetry

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036871181     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500245     Document Type: Article

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