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Cancer Risks Due to Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields

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Occupational Cancer Epidemiology

Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 120))

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The association between exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) and human cancer was made the object of several recent reviews (Aldrich and Easterley 1987; Coleman and Beral 1988; Kavet and Banks 1986; Savitz and Callel 1987; Sheik 1986).

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  1. School of Occupational Health, McGill University, 1130 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1A3, Canada

    G. Thériault

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  1. Division of Epidemiology, Biometry & Occupational Oncology, Cancer Control Agency of British Columbia, 600 West 10th Avenue, V5Z 4E6, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    Pierre Band M.D. (Head) (Head)

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Thériault, G. (1990). Cancer Risks Due to Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields. In: Band, P. (eds) Occupational Cancer Epidemiology. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 120. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84068-5_12

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