Case-control study on the use of mobile and cordless phones and the risk for malignant melanoma in the head and neck region

Pathophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 325-333

  Hardell, Lennart ^a   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Hansson Mild, Kjell ^b   Eriksson, Mikael ^c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Hair colour; Heredity; Melanoma; Risk factors; Skin type; Wireless phones

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 79960982486     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: 1873149X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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