ID Number		1888
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		Occupational ELF exposure and correlation with leukemia, brain, and breast tumors in Denmark
Details		Danish utility workers were followed in a large cohort study (n = 28,224 males + 5,788 females) for leukemia, brain, and breast tumors using a revised job exposure matrix and longer period of follow-up. The highest exposure category was >1.0 microT average exposure. The authors report increased overall mortality rates from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and electric accidents, but not from cardiovascular, cerebrovascular disease, or arrhythmias.
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Danish Cancer Society - joachim@cancer.dk
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		DENMARK
References		Johansen, C et al. Occup Environ Med, (2007) 64:782-784 Johansen, C Work Environ Health, (2004) 30 Suppl 1:1-30
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