Mobile phones, cordless phones and the risk for brain tumours

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-17

  Hardell, Lennart ^a   Carlberg, Michael ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Age groups; Astrocytoma; Attributable fraction; Incidence; Meningioma; Survival; Wireless phones

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILE PHONE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENINGIOMA; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; ODDS RATIO; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649448816     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo_00000307     Document Type: Article

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