Occupational magnetic field exposure and neurodegenerative disease

Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 413-419

  Feychting, Maria ^a   Jonsson, Fredrik ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^a,b   Ahlbom, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Electromagnetic fields; Neurodegenerative disease; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; AGE; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0347568656     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.EDE.0000071409.23291.7b     Document Type: Article

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