Epidemiologic evidence on mobile phones and tumor risk: A review

Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 639-652

  Ahlbom, Anders ^a   Feychting, Maria ^a   Green, Adele ^b   Kheifets, Leeka ^c   Savitz, David A ^d   Swerdlow, Anthony J ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEAD TUMOR; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELLULAR PHONE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 69549134236     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0b013e3181b0927d     Document Type: Review

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