Evaluation of occupational exposure to magnetic fields and motor neuron disease mortality in a population-based cohort

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1447-1451

  Parlett, Lauren E ^a   Bowman, Joseph D ^b   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 84856416086     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318237a1d0     Document Type: Article

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