Use of cellular or cordless telephones and the risk for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 625-632

  Hardell, Lennart ^a,b   Eriksson, Mikael ^c   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Sundström, Christer ^d   Mild, Kjell Hansson ^b,e  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

B celllymphoma; Cellular; Cordless phones; Microwaves; Risk factors; T cell

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKIN LYMPHOMA; SWEDEN; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27844479095     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0003-5     Document Type: Article

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