ID Number		243
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		Occupational microwave exposure and correlation with intraocular melanoma
Details		Human subjects (221 male patients in West US + 447 matched controls) were assessed for elevated risk with chemical and occupational electromagnetic field exposure history. Patients with intraoccular melanoma plus EM field exposure from welding equipment exposure history (21 of the 221 patients above) showed an OR = 2.1 as compared to controls.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		UC San Francisco, USA
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Holly, EA et al. Epidemiology, (1996) 7:55-61
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