Commentary: Epidemiological research on extremely low frequency magnetic fields and Alzheimer's disease - Biased or informative?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-343

  Röösli, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ONSET AGE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 41849134766     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn024     Document Type: Note

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