Risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following parental occupational exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 105, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1409-1413

  Reid, A ^a   Glass, D C ^b   Bailey, H D ^c   Milne, E ^c   De Klerk, N H ^c   Downie, P ^b,d   Fritschi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d MONASH CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; electromagnetic fields; parental occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054972798     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2011.365     Document Type: Article

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