Mobile phone use and brain tumors in children and adolescents: A multicenter case-control study

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 103, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 1264-1276

  Aydin, Denis ^a,b   Feychting, Maria ^c   Schüz, Joachim ^d,e   Tynes, Tore ^f,g   Andersen, Tina Veje ^d   Schmidt, Lisbeth Samsø ^d   Poulsen, Aslak Harbo ^d   Johansen, Christoffer ^d   Prochazka, Michaela ^c   Lannering, Birgitta ^h   Klæboe, Lars ^f,i   Eggen, Tone ^f   Jenni, Daniela ^b,j   Grotzer, Michael ^k   Von Der Weid, Nicolas ^l   Kuehni, Claudia E ^m   Röösli, Martin ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^e INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^f CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^h QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

^k UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^l LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DENMARK; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORWAY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DENMARK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051957431     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr244     Document Type: Article

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