Document ID (ISN) | 40368 |
CIS number |
83-1304 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0140-6736 - Lancet |
Year |
1982 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Wright W.E., Peters J.M., Mack T.M. |
Title |
Leukaemia in workers exposed to electrical and magnetic fields |
Bibliographic information |
20 Nov. 1982, Vol.2, No.8308, p.1160-1161. 6 ref. |
Abstract |
The Cancer Surveillance Programme, a population-based registry that collects information on incidence cases of cancer in Los Angeles county (USA), was reviewed for leukaemia cases in men who were listed as having jobs with exposure to electric or magnetic fields. For white males between 1972 and 1979 there was a trend towards increased proportional incidence ratios for all leukemias, and the risk was greatest for acute myelogenous leukaemia. The excess risk was significant for power and telephone linemen. Other shared exposures in these occupational groups may also contribute to this risk. |
Descriptors (primary) |
leukaemia; magnetic fields; overhead electric lines; electric fields |
Descriptors (secondary) |
electric power distribution; acute leukaemia; telephone communications; exposure evaluation; myelogenous leukaemia |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Subject(s) |
Radiation
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Broad subject area(s) |
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Browse category(ies) |
Leukaemia Electromagnetic fields Electricity
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