Extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and heart disease

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-12

  Kheifets, Leeka ^a   Ahlbom, Anders ^b,c   Johansen, Christoffer ^d   Feychting, Maria ^b   Sahl, Jack ^e   Savitz, David ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^e SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Case study; Electric and magnetic fields; Environmental exposure; Epidemiologic method

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELECTRIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; MAGNETIC FIELD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

EID: 33847735916     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1059     Document Type: Review

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