Work-related exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and dementia: Results from the population-based study of dementia in swedish twins

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 65 A, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1220-1227

  Andel, Ross ^a   Crowe, Michael ^b   Feychting, Maria ^c   Pedersen, Nancy L ^c,d   Fratiglioni, Laura ^e   Johansson, Boo ^f   Gatz, Margaret ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Magnetic fields; Occupation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWEDEN; TWINS;

AGED; DEMENTIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 77958065254     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glq112     Document Type: Article

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