Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales: A case-control study

BMJ

Volumn 330, Issue 7503, 2005, Pages 1290-

  Draper, Gerald ^a   Vincent, Tim ^a   Kroll, Mary E ^a   Swanson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEGAVOLTAGE RADIATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; WALES;

EID: 20444477045     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1290     Document Type: Article

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