title: Childhood leukemia and residential exposure to weak extremely low frequency magnetic fields.
abstract: There is no known mechanism by which magnetic fields of the type generated by high voltage power lines can play a role in cancer development. Nevertheless, epidemiologic research has rather consistently found associations between residential magnetic field exposure and cancer. This is most evident for leukemia in children.
authors.affiliation: Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feychting
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahlbom
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D006801:Humans; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology*