Erratum: Pooled analysis of recent studies of magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia (British Journal of Cancer (2010) 103 (1128-1135) DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605838);Pooled analysis of recent studies on magnetic fields and childhood leukaemia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 103, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1128-1135

  Kheifets, L ^a   Ahlbom, A ^b   Crespi, C M ^a   Draper, G ^c   Hagihara, J ^d   Lowenthal, R M ^e   Mezei, G ^f   Oksuzyan, S ^a   Schuz J ^g   Swanson, J ^h   Tittarelli, A ⁱ   Vinceti, M ^j   Wunsch Filho, V ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^f ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^h NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Author keywords

childhood leukaemia; magnetic fields; meta analysis; pooled analysis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; META ANALYSIS; RISK;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; MALE; RISK;

EID: 77957231241     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6606003     Document Type: Erratum

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