Use ofmobile phones and risk of brain tumours: update of Danish cohort study OPEN ACCESS
نویسندگان
چکیده
Objective To investigate the risk of tumours in the central nervous system among Danish mobile phone subscribers. Design Nationwide cohort study.
منابع مشابه
Use of mobile phones and risk of brain tumours: update of Danish cohort study
OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk of tumours in the central nervous system among Danish mobile phone subscribers. DESIGN Nationwide cohort study. SETTING Denmark. PARTICIPANTS All Danes aged ≥ 30 and born in Denmark after 1925, subdivided into subscribers and non-subscribers of mobile phones before 1995. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Risk of tumours of the central nervous system, identified fro...
متن کاملChildhood brain tumours and use of mobile phones: comparison of a case–control study with incidence data
The first case-control study on mobile phone use and brain tumour risk among children and adolescents (CEFALO study) has recently been published. In a commentary published in Environmental Health, Söderqvist and colleagues argued that CEFALO suggests an increased brain tumour risk in relation to wireless phone use. In this article, we respond and show why consistency checks of case-control stud...
متن کاملMobile phones and head tumours. The discrepancies in cause-effect relationships in the epidemiological studies - how do they arise?
BACKGROUND Whether or not there is a relationship between use of mobile phones (analogue and digital cellulars, and cordless) and head tumour risk (brain tumours, acoustic neuromas, and salivary gland tumours) is still a matter of debate; progress requires a critical analysis of the methodological elements necessary for an impartial evaluation of contradictory studies. METHODS A close examina...
متن کاملPooled analysis of two case-control studies on use of cellular and cordless telephones and the risk for malignant brain tumours diagnosed in 1997-2003.
OBJECTIVES To study the use of cellular and cordless telephones and the risk for malignant brain tumours. METHODS Two case-control studies on malignant brain tumours diagnosed during 1997-2003 included answers from 905 (90%) cases and 2,162 (89%) controls aged 20-80 years. We present pooled analysis of the results in the two studies. RESULTS Cumulative lifetime use for >2,000 h yielded for ...
متن کاملEvaluation of cerebral venous thrombosis risk following oral contraceptive use: A case report and update.
Background and Objectives: The aim of the present study was to report a case of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) folowing consumption of the oral contraceptive pills with high estrogen levels. Case Report: A 35-year-old woman presenting a headache was diagnosed with thrombosis in the upper sagittal, sigmoid and transverse veins, by CT SCAN, MRI and MRV of the brain. Conclusion: The chance ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
عنوان ژورنال:
دوره شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011