Power-frequency magnetic fifields and childhood brain tumors: A case-control study in Japan

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-61

  Saito, Tomohiro ^a,b   Nitta, Hiroshi ^c   Kubo, Osami ^d   Yamamoto, Seiichiro ^e   Yamaguchi, Naohito ^d   Akiba, Suminori ^f   Honda, Yasushi ^g   Hagihara, Jun ^h   Isaka, Katsuo ⁱ   Ojima, Toshiyuki ^j   Nakamura, Yosikazu ^k   Mizoue, Tetsuya ^l   Ito, Satoko ^m   Eboshida, Akira ^m   Yamazaki, Shin ⁿ   Sokejima, Shigeru ^o   Kurokawa, Yoshika ^c   Kabuto, Michinori ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b Health Center   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^f KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^h MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

^j HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^k JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^l NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^m HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁿ KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^o NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

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Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood brain tumor; Magnetic fifields; Population based; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JAPAN; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77649200032     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20081017     Document Type: Article

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