A pooled analysis of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and childhood brain tumors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 752-761

  Kheifets, L ^a   Ahlbom, A ^b   Crespi, C M ^a   Feychting, M ^b   Johansen, C ^c   Monroe, J ^a   Murphy, M F G ^e   Oksuzyan, S ^a   Preston Martin, S ^f   Roman, E ^g   Saito, T ^h   Savitz, D ⁱ   Schuz J ^c,d   Simpson, J ^g   Swanson, J ^j   Tynes, T ^k   Verkasalo, P ^l   Mezei, G ^m  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Childhood Cancer Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^h Department of Health Policy National Research Institute for Child Health and Development   (United States)

ⁱ MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

^k CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^l NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^m ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Author keywords

brain neoplasms; child; electromagnetic fields; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ETIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MAGNETIC FIELD; META-ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDLINE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTOR;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77957308282     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq181     Document Type: Article

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