Occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields and Alzheimer disease: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 329-340

  García, Ana M ^a,b   Sisternas, Antonio ^a,c   Hoyos, Santiago Perez ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Trade Union Institute for Work Environment and Health (ISTAS)   (Spain)

^c Primary Care Pediatric Clinic   (Spain)

^d Generalitat Valenciana   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Electromagnetic fields; Meta analysis; Occupational exposure; Review literature

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEALTH RISK; MAGNETIC FIELD; META-ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMBASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 41849139721     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym295     Document Type: Article

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