Occupational magnetic field exposure and the risk of acoustic neuroma

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-118

  Forssén, Ulla M ^a,b   Lönn, Stefan ^b   Ahlbom, Anders ^b   Savitz, David A ^a   Feychting, Maria ^b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Case control study; Ear neoplasm; Electromagnetic fields; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWEDEN;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 32344433794     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20251     Document Type: Article

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