The relationship between residential proximity to extremely low frequency power transmission lines and adverse birth outcomes

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-85

  Auger, Nathalie ^a,b   Joseph, Dominique ^b   Goneau, Marc ^a   Daniel, Mark ^b,c  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; ETHNICITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; NUMERICAL MODEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; CANADA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 78650902010     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.097709     Document Type: Article

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