Are children living near high-voltage power lines at increased risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia?

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on March 01, 2000

Authors

R A Kleinerman1, W T Kaune, E E Hatch, S Wacholder, M S Linet, L L Robison, S Niwa, R E Tarone

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD 20892, USA.

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