ICES Database
ElectroMagnetic Field Literature
Search Engine
  

EMF Study
(Database last updated on Mar 27, 2024)

ID Number 1844
Study Type Epidemiology
Model ELF exposure from residential sources, electric blankets) and childhood cancer incidence
Details

Children with brain tumors (n = 133) in the Seattle area were evaluated for correlations with residential magnetic field exposure (nearby power lines, wiring, appliances, electric blanket use). The authors report no correlation with magnetic field exposure.

Findings No Effects
Status Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle WA, USA
Funding Agency Private/Instit.
Country UNITED STATES
References
  • Gurney, JG et al. Am J Epidemiol, (1996) 143:120-128
  • Gurney, JG et al. Neurooncology., (1999) 1:212-2120
  • Comments

    Return