Use of mobile phones and cordless phones is associated with increased risk for glioma and acoustic neuroma

Pathophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 85-110

  Hardell, Lennart ^a   Carlberg, Michael ^a   Hansson Mild, Kjell ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Adolescent risk; Brain tumour; CEFALO; Danish cohort; Glioma; Incidence; Meningioma; Wireless phones

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MOBILE PHONE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84878442837     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: 1873149X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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