Living near overhead high voltage transmission power lines as a risk factor for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A case-control study

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 423-427

  Sohrabi, Mohammad Reza ^a   Tarjoman, Termeh ^b   Abadi, Alireza ^a   Yavari, Parvin ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL EDUCATION   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Case control study; Electromagnetic field; Iran; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650697928     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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