07.05.2018 | Letter to the editor
Re: Kheifets et al. (2017): Residential magnetic fields exposure and childhood leukemia: a population-based case–control study in California
verfasst von:
Duncan C. Thomas
Erschienen in:
Cancer Causes & Control
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Ausgabe 7/2018
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Excerpt
In a case–control study of childhood leukemia and residential magnetic fields (MF) in California, Kheifets and colleagues recently reported a weak non-significant association from an exposure evaluation that only included high-voltage transmission lines (HVTL) [
1]. However, our 1999 paper [
2] reported a significant association in a study of Los Angeles County, California’s largest metropolitan area, with similar methods applied to all types of electric lines near a subject’s residence. By comparing these two studies, the relative merits of the MF exposure assessment methods and risk estimates can be assessed, providing lessons for future epidemiologic studies of residential MF carcinogenicity. …