Aggregating disparate epidemiological evidence: Comparing two seminal EMF reviews

Risk Analysis

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 225-234

  O'Carroll, Michael J ^a   Henshaw, Denis L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult leukemia; Aggregating evidence; Brain cancer; Childhood leukemia; Electric and magnetic fields; EMFs; Health effects; Risk; Statistical significance

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; HEALTH RISKS; RISK ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADULT LEUKEMIA; AGGREGATING EVIDENCE; BRAIN CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; HEALTH EFFECTS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DISEASES;

BLOOD SYSTEM DISORDER; BRAIN; CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH RISK; META-ANALYSIS;

BRAIN CANCER; CARCINOGENICITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASUREMENTS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 39849103867     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01009.x     Document Type: Review

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