| ID (ISN) del documento | 63230 |
| Número CIS |
94-2084 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0002-9262 - American Journal of Epidemiology |
| Año |
1993 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Matanoski G.M., Elliott E.A., Breysse P.N., Lynberg M.C. |
| Título |
Leukemia in telephone linemen |
| Información bibliográfica |
15 Mar. 1993, Vol.137, No.6, p.609-619. 13 ref. |
| Resumen |
This case-control study examines potential associations between telephone linework and the occurrence of leukaemia with the exception of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Workers with lifetime exposure scores to extremely low frequency non-ionizing radiation above the median for the population show an excess of leukaemia 2.5 times higher than workers below the median (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.7-8.6). Those individuals with a long duration of employment in jobs with intermittent peak exposures may be at a higher risk of leukaemia than those with a constant exposure level. Analyses that allow for a latent period suggest that the risk is associated with exposures that occurred 10 or more years before death. Workers with peak exposure scores to extremely low frequency non-ionizing radiation above the median have odds ratios of 2.4 (95% CI 0.7-9.0) and 6.6 (95% CI 0.7-58) for latent periods of 10 and 15 years, respectively. The data suggest an increasing risk with increasing exposure (p for trend = 0.05) when cumulated scores are based on peak exposure scores. The numbers in this study are small and the differences observed may be due to chance. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
leucemia; trabajo cerca de las líneas eléctricas; radiación no ionizante; comunicación por teléfono; relación entre la profesión y la enfermedad; cáncer; campos electromagnéticos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
Estados Unidos; telecomunicaciones; estudio del caso y testigo; periodo de latencia |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Transportes y comunicaciones
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos físicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Leucemia
Electromagnetic fields
Non-ionizing radiation
Electricidad
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