Pooled analysis of case-control studies on malignant brain tumours and the use of mobile and cordless phones including living and deceased subjects

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1465-1474

  Hardell, Lennart ^a   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Mild, Kjell Hansson ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Glioma; Oligodendroglioma; Wireless phones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955009781     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2011.947     Document Type: Article

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