Comparative Analyses of the Studies of Magnetic Fields and Cancer in Electric Utility Workers: Studies from France, Canada, and the United States

Citation

Kheifets, Leeka I.; Gilbert, Ethel S.; Sussman, Stanley S.; Guenel, Pascal; Sahl, Jack D.; Savitz, David A.; & Theriault, Gilles (1999). Comparative Analyses of the Studies of Magnetic Fields and Cancer in Electric Utility Workers: Studies from France, Canada, and the United States. Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 56(8), 567-74. PMCID: PMC1757768

Abstract

Objectives: To summarise and to facilitate comparison of three major studies of electric utility workers that examined the relation between quantitative measurements of occupational exposure to magnetic fields and risk of brain cancer and leukaemia. These studies have been interpreted as providing conflicting evidence.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oem.56.8.567

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Author(s)

Kheifets, Leeka I.
Gilbert, Ethel S.
Sussman, Stanley S.
Guenel, Pascal
Sahl, Jack D.
Savitz, David A.
Theriault, Gilles

Year Published

1999

Volume Number

56

Issue Number

8

Pages

567-74

PMCID

PMC1757768

Reference ID

1510