Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies
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Resumo: | Leukemia incidence in children has increased worldwide in recent decades, particularly due to the rise in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Studies have associated exposure to non-ionizing radiation generated by low frequency magnetic fields with childhood leukemia. The current article reviews the case-control studies published on this subject. Of 152 articles tracked in different databases, ten studies from North America, Asia, and Europe met the defined selection criteria, with patients diagnosed from 1960 to 2004. Methodological limitations were observed in these articles, including difficulties with the procedures for assessing exposure. An association may exist between exposure to low frequency magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, but this association is weak, preventing the observation of consistency in the findings. Future studies from a wider range of geographic regions should focus on the analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is the subtype with the greatest impact on the increasing overall incidence of childhood leukemia. |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studiesRadiation ExposureLymphoid LeukemiaChildLeukemia incidence in children has increased worldwide in recent decades, particularly due to the rise in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Studies have associated exposure to non-ionizing radiation generated by low frequency magnetic fields with childhood leukemia. The current article reviews the case-control studies published on this subject. Of 152 articles tracked in different databases, ten studies from North America, Asia, and Europe met the defined selection criteria, with patients diagnosed from 1960 to 2004. Methodological limitations were observed in these articles, including difficulties with the procedures for assessing exposure. An association may exist between exposure to low frequency magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, but this association is weak, preventing the observation of consistency in the findings. Future studies from a wider range of geographic regions should focus on the analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is the subtype with the greatest impact on the increasing overall incidence of childhood leukemia.Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz2009-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2009001500009Cadernos de Saúde Pública v.25 suppl.3 2009reponame:Cadernos de Saúde Públicainstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)instacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0102-311X2009001500009info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPelissari,Daniele MariaBarbieri,Flávio EitorWünsch Filho,Victoreng2009-12-14T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0102-311X2009001500009Revistahttp://cadernos.ensp.fiocruz.br/csp/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpcadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br||cadernos@ensp.fiocruz.br1678-44640102-311Xopendoar:2009-12-14T00:00Cadernos de Saúde Pública - Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)false |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies Pelissari,Daniele Maria Radiation Exposure Lymphoid Leukemia Child |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children: a systematic review of case-control studies |
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Pelissari,Daniele Maria |
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Pelissari,Daniele Maria Barbieri,Flávio Eitor Wünsch Filho,Victor |
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Barbieri,Flávio Eitor Wünsch Filho,Victor |
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Pelissari,Daniele Maria Barbieri,Flávio Eitor Wünsch Filho,Victor |
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Radiation Exposure Lymphoid Leukemia Child |
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Radiation Exposure Lymphoid Leukemia Child |
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Leukemia incidence in children has increased worldwide in recent decades, particularly due to the rise in acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Studies have associated exposure to non-ionizing radiation generated by low frequency magnetic fields with childhood leukemia. The current article reviews the case-control studies published on this subject. Of 152 articles tracked in different databases, ten studies from North America, Asia, and Europe met the defined selection criteria, with patients diagnosed from 1960 to 2004. Methodological limitations were observed in these articles, including difficulties with the procedures for assessing exposure. An association may exist between exposure to low frequency magnetic fields and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children, but this association is weak, preventing the observation of consistency in the findings. Future studies from a wider range of geographic regions should focus on the analysis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is the subtype with the greatest impact on the increasing overall incidence of childhood leukemia. |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
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