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:
  Cancer Cancer-rates Carcinogenicity Electrical-fields Exposure-assessment Exposure-chambers Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Magnetic-fields Magnetic-properties Models Statistical-analysis

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• 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
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:623b13d8029a0cd58e32a3df9aa6b189e04a8ce29e859bb427d88eb1e9f68f1605307efe974820f19d5f5e76690e64f15e249503495fdbcdc3a3dd162d727c43
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/196747/cdc_196747_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 81.73 KB ]