Childhood leukemia and residential magnetic fields: Are pooled analyses more valid than the original studies?

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-118

  Elwood, J Mark ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cut off levels; ELF; Exposure measures; Leukemia; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CUT-OFF LEVEL; ELF; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EXPOSURE LEVEL; EXPOSURE MEASURE; HIGH EXPOSURES; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC-FIELD; META-ANALYSIS;

DISEASES;

CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEUKEMIA; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644871694     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20181     Document Type: Review

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