Assumptions in quantitative analyses of health risks of overhead power lines

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages 114-121

  de Jong, A ^a   Wardekker, J A ^a   van der Sluijs, J P ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assumptions; Childhood leukaemia; Electromagnetic fields; Knowledge quality assessment; Pedigree analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS; POWER SUPPLY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WORKSHOP;

EID: 83655164043     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: 18736416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2011.11.012     Document Type: Article

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