Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: A systematic review of case-control studies;Campos magnéticos e leucemia linfocítica aguda em crianças: Revisão sistemática de estudos caso-controle

Cadernos de Saude Publica

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages

  Pelissari, Daniele Maria ^a   Barbieri, Flávio Eitor ^b   Filho, Victor Wünsch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Associação Brasileira de Compatibilidade Eletromagnética   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child; Lymphoid leukemia; Radiation Exposure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; RADIATION DOSE; RISK; RISK FACTOR;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 72749114548     PISSN: 0102311X     EISSN: 16784464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-311x2009001500009     Document Type: Article

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