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. 2005 Sep 17;331(7517):634; discussion 636; author reply 636-7.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.331.7517.634.

Childhood cancer and power lines: What do the data mean?

Nick Day, Tim Eden, Patricia McKinney, Eve Roman, Jill Simpson
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Childhood cancer and power lines: What do the data mean?

Nick Day et al. BMJ. .
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Study by Draper et al—proportion of subjects living close to power lines. Comparison with national data supplied by National Grid Transco (NGT) and UK childhood cancer study (UKCCS)
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