Residential magnetic field exposure and childhood brain cancer: A meta-analysis

Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 424-430

  Mezei, Gabor ^a   Gadallah, May ^b   Kheifets, Leeka ^b  

^a ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 42149125435     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181690715     Document Type: Article

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