Use of mobile phones in Norway and risk of intracranial tumours

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 158-164

  Klaeboe, Lars ^a   Blaasaas, Karl Gerhard ^b   Tynes, Tore ^a,c  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Forsvarsnett   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Glioma; Meningioma; Mobile phones; Odds ratio

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MOBILE PHONE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33846967849     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.cej.0000203616.77183.4c     Document Type: Article

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