Re: “Are Children Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines at Increased Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?”

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman, Joseph D. ; Thomas DC
• Description:
  A recent article by Kleinerman et. al. uses an "exposure index" similar to a model for residential magnetic field exposures that we developed. Magnetic fields predicted by our model were associated with childhood leukemia (odds ratio = 2.00 in the highest exposure group, 95 percent CI: 1.03, 3.89, p for trend = 0.02) (3), while Kleinerman et. Al. were unable to find an association (odds ratio for a continuous exposure variable = 0.95, 95 percent confidence interval: 0.78, 1.16). Potential explanations for these conflicting results are worth discussing because the carcinogenicity of electric and magnetic fields (EMF) is unresolved. This letter focuses on two possible reasons. Description provided by NIOSH
• Subjects:
  • Carcinogens
  • Electricity
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Neoplasms
  • Occupational Health
  • Safety
• Keywords:
  • Exposure-assessment
  • Exposure-chambers
  • Exposure-levels
  • Exposure-limits
  • Magnetic-fields
  • Magnetic-properties
  • Cancer
  • Cancer-rates
  • Models
  • Statistical-analysis
  More +
• ISSN:
  0002-9262
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  153
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20025311
• Citation:
  Am J Epidemiol 2001 Mar; 153(6):615-616
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Epidemiology
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196747/cdc_196747_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 81.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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