Changes in brain glioma incidence and laterality correlates with use of mobile phones - a nationwide population based study in israel

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 5857-5863

  Barchana, Micha ^a   Margaliot, Menahem ^b   Liphshitz, Irena ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Jerusalem Polytechnic Institute   (Israel)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Glioma; Grade; Incidence; Israel; Laterality; Mobile phones; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874104231     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.11.5857     Document Type: Article

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