Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Male Breast Cancer Risk: A Meta-analysis of 18 Studies |
Sun, Jing-Wen
(Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology)
Li, Xiao-Rong (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Gao, Hong-Yu (Department of Nephrology, Tong Ji Hospital, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Yin, Jie-Yun (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Qin, Qin (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Nie, Shao-Fa (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Wei, Sheng (Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tong Ji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology) |
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