Studientyp:
Epidemiologische Studie
(Beobachtungsstudie)
Exposure to magnetic fields and survival after diagnosis of childhood leukemia: a German cohort study
epidem.
[Exposition bei Magnetfeldern und Überleben nach der Diagnose Kinder-Leukämie: eine deutsche Kohortenstudie]
Von:
Svendsen AL, Weihkopf T, Kaatsch P, Schüz J
Veröffentlicht in: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16 (6): 1167-1171
Ziel der Studie (lt. Autor)
Weitere Details
Endpunkt/Art der Risikoabschätzung
Exposition
Abschätzung
- Messung: 24-Stunden-Messung im Kinderzimmer
Expositionsgruppen
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Gruppe
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Charakteristik
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Referenzgruppe 1
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niedrige Magnetfeld-Exposition: < 0,1 µT
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Gruppe 2
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mittlere Magnetfeld-Exposition: 0,1 - < 0,2 µT
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Gruppe 3
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hohe Magnetfeld-Exposition: ≥ 0,2 µT
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Population
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Gruppe:
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Alter:
1–14 Jahre
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Merkmale:
akute lymphatische Leukämie
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Beobachtungszeitraum:
Juli 1988 - Juni 1993 (Niedersachsen), Januar 1991 - September 1994 (Berlin), Januar 1990 - September 1994 (West-Deutschland)
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Studienort:
West-Deutschland (Niedersachsen, Berlin)
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Datenquelle:
Deutsches Kinderkrebsregister
Studiengröße
Sonstiges:
durchschnittliche Follow-up-Dauer: 9,5 Jahre
Statistische Analysemethode:
- proportionale Hazard-Regression nach Cox
(
Anpassung:
- Geschlecht
- Alter bei Diagnosestellung, Kalenderjahr der Diagnose
)
Ergebnisse (lt. Autor)
Einschränkungen (lt. Autor)
Die Ergebnisse beruhen auf geringen Fallzahlen. Es ist kein biologischer Mechanismus zur Erklärung der Ergebnisse bekannt.
Studie gefördert durch
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Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit (Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety), Germany
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Danish Cancer Society
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University of Mainz, Germany
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(2019):
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(2019):
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(2018):
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(2018):
Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis
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(2017):
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(2016):
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(2015):
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(2014):
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(2006):
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(1999):
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