Exposure to magnetic fields and survival after diagnosis of childhood leukemia: A German cohort study

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1167-1171

  Svendsen, Anne Louise ^a   Weihkopf, Thomas ^b   Kaatsch, Peter ^b   Schüz, Joachim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250903687     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0887     Document Type: Article

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