Exploring exposure-response for magnetic fields and childhood leukemia

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 625-633

  Kheifets, Leeka ^a   Afifi, Abdelmonem ^a   Monroe, Jason ^a   Swanson, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL GRID   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; POLICY; POWER SUPPLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION RESPONSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054819880     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2010.38     Document Type: Article

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