An international prospective cohort study of mobile phone users and health (Cosmos): Design considerations and enrolment

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-43

  Schüz, Joachim ^a   Elliott, Paul ^b   Auvinen, Anssi ^c,d   Kromhout, Hans ^e   Poulsen, Aslak Harbo ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a   Olsen, Jørgen H ^a   Hillert, Lena ^f   Feychting, Maria ^f   Fremling, Karin ^f   Toledano, Mireille ^b   Heinävaara, Sirpa ^d   Slottje, Pauline ^e   Vermeulen, Roel ^e   Ahlbom, Anders ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Cellular phone; Cohort studies; Electromagnetic fields; Epidemiology; Radiation non ionising; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DENMARK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; STUDY DESIGN; SWEDEN; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELLULAR PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EUROPE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; RISK ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951552728     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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