Birth address distance from high voltage power lines measured against childhood cancer in England and Wales
Draper G, Vincent T, Kroll ME, et al. (2005) · BMJ
The case-control study reported that children born within 200 m of a high voltage line had a relative risk of 1.69 for leukemia compared with those born beyond 600 m, an association extending to distances at which magnetic fields were below background and which the authors stated might be due to chance or confounding.
What they studied
29,081 children with cancer including 9,700 with leukemia, England and Wales, 1962–1995, matched controls
What they found
The case-control study reported that children born within 200 m of a high voltage line had a relative risk of 1.69 for leukemia compared with those born beyond 600 m, an association extending to distances at which magnetic fields were below background and which the authors stated might be due to chance or confounding.
What it does not establish
This entry reports the study. It is not a statement about any building Sage Co. designs or constructs.
Source
- Draper G, Vincent T, Kroll ME, et al. (2005). Birth address distance from high voltage power lines measured against childhood cancer in England and Wales · BMJ · Read at the source
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