Distance from residence to power line and risk of childhood leukemia: A population-based case-control study in Denmark

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-177

  Pedersen, Camilla ^a   Raaschou Nielsen, Ole ^a   Rod, Naja Hulvej ^b   Frei, Patrizia ^a   Poulsen, Aslak Harbo ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ^a   Schüz, Joachim ^c  

^a DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Case control study; Childhood leukemia; Electromagnetic fields; Power lines

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; POWER LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DENMARK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84893664326     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-013-0319-5     Document Type: Article

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