Whether the use of mobile phones is a risk factor for brain tumors in adolescents is currently being studied. Case-control studies investigating this possible relationship are prone to recall error and selection bias. We assessed the potential impact of random and systematic recall error and selecti
The effects of recall errors and of selection bias in epidemiologic studies of mobile phone use and cancer risk
โ Scribed by Vrijheid, Martine; Deltour, Isabelle; Krewski, Daniel; Sanchez, Marie; Cardis, Elisabeth
- Book ID
- 110047416
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1559-0631
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