Exposure to magnetic fields and childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in São Paulo, Brazil

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 534-539

  Wünsch Filho, Victor ^a   Pelissari, Daniele M ^a   Barbieri, Flávio E ^b   Sant'Anna, Leonel ^b   de Oliveira, Claúdia T ^c   de Mata, Juliana F ^d   Tone, Luiz G ^a   Lee, Maria Lúcia de M ^e   Andréa, Maria Lydia M de ^f   Bruniera, Paula ^g   Epelman, Sidnei ^h   Filho, Vicente Odone ^a   Kheifets, Leeka ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Associação Brasileira de Compatibilidade Eletromagnética   (Brazil)

^c Hospital Amaral Carvalho   (Brazil)

^d Barretos Cancer Hospital   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas   (Brazil)

^g Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

^h HOSPITAL SANTA MARCELINA   (Brazil)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphocytic leukemia; Brazil; Case control study; Children; Electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 81055157909     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: 1877783X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2011.05.008     Document Type: Article

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