Comment: Childhood leukaemia and power lines - The Geocap study: Is proximity an appropriate MF exposure surrogate?

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1382-1383

  Bonnet Belfais, M ^a   Lambrozo, J ^a   Aurengo, A ^b  

^a EDF R AND D   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROL GROUP; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE;

EID: 84883744134     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.423     Document Type: Letter

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