1. Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis
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Amoon, Aryana T, Crespi, Catherine M, Ahlbom, Anders, Bhatnagar, Megha, Bray, Isabelle, Bunch, Kathryn J, Clavel, Jacqueline, Feychting, Maria, Hémon, Denis, Johansen, Christoffer, Kreis, Christian, Malagoli, Carlotta, Marquant, Fabienne, Pedersen, Camilla, Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole, Röösli, Martin, Spycher, Ben D, Sudan, Madhuri, Swanson, John, Tittarelli, Andrea, Tuck, Deirdre M, Tynes, Tore, Vergara, Ximena, Vinceti, Marco, Wünsch-Filho, Victor, and Kheifets, Leeka
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Oncology and Carcinogenesis ,Pediatric ,2.1 Biological and endogenous factors ,Aetiology ,Adolescent ,Child ,Child ,Preschool ,Electric Power Supplies ,Environmental Exposure ,Female ,Humans ,Infant ,Infant ,Newborn ,Leukemia ,Magnetic Fields ,Male ,Residence Characteristics ,Risk Factors ,Public Health and Health Services ,Oncology & Carcinogenesis ,Oncology and carcinogenesis - Abstract
BackgroundAlthough studies have consistently found an association between childhood leukaemia risk and magnetic fields, the associations between childhood leukaemia and distance to overhead power lines have been inconsistent. We pooled data from multiple studies to assess the association with distance and evaluate whether it is due to magnetic fields or other factors associated with distance from lines.MethodsWe present a pooled analysis combining individual-level data (29,049 cases and 68,231 controls) from 11 record-based studies.ResultsThere was no material association between childhood leukaemia and distance to nearest overhead power line of any voltage. Among children living
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- 2018