Residential exposure to 50 Hz magnetic fields and the association with miscarriage risk: A 2-year prospective cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Wang, Qiang ^a   Cao, Zhaojin ^a   Qu, Yingli ^a   Peng, Xiaowu ^b   Guo, Shu ^b   Chen, Li ^c  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c Chinese Medical Association   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POWER SUPPLY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK FACTOR; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891769243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082113     Document Type: Article

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