Childhood cancer incidence in pennsylvania counties in relation to living in counties with hydraulic fracturing sites

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 796-801

  Fryzek, Jon ^a   Pastula, Susan ^b   Jiang, Xiaohui ^b   Garabrant, David H ^a,b  

^a EpidStat Institute   (United States)

^b Dermatology PLLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL GAS; OIL;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; GAS FIELD; HUMAN; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OIL INDUSTRY; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; UNITED STATES;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; GAS, NATURAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; OIL AND GAS FIELDS; PENNSYLVANIA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEER PROGRAM;

EID: 84880800968     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318289ee02     Document Type: Article

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