Power-frequency electric and magnetic fields in the light of draper et al. 2005

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1076, Issue , 2006, Pages 318-330

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

^a NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

^b Childhood Cancer Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood leukemia; Epidemiology; Magnetic fields; Power lines

Indexed keywords

ION;

CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRICITY; HOME; LITERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER SUPPLY; SCIENCE;

EID: 33845650211     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1371.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

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