Exposure to electromagnetic fields and suicide among electric utility workers: a nested case-control study.

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Published in West J Med on August 01, 2000

Authors

E van Wijngaarden1, D A Savitz, R C Kleckner, J Cai, D Loomis

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, School of Public Health CB 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, USA.

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