On the association between glioma, wireless phones, heredity and ionising radiation

Pathophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 243-252

  Carlberg, Michael ^a   Hardell, Lennart ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain tumours; Cordless phone; Glioma; Interaction; Mobile phone; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEREDITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IONIZING RADIATION; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84868666111     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: 1873149X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2012.07.001     Document Type: Article

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