Residential mobility and childhood leukemia

Journal Article · Sun Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 2018 · Environmental Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVRES.2018.03.016· OSTI ID:23105777

Oksuzyan, S. ^[1]; Crespi, C. M. ^[2]; Arah, O. A. ^[3]; Cockburn, M. ^[4]; Vergara, X. ^[3]; Kheifets, L. ^[3]

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1. Division of HIV and STD Programs, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, 600 S Commonwealth Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005 (United States)
2. Department of Biostatistics, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 (United States)
3. Department of Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, 650 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772 (United States)
4. Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089 (United States)

Highlights: • Children who moved were older, had younger mothers, and lower SES. • Non-movers showed stronger associations with EMF exposures and childhood leukemia. • Adjustment for variables predicting mobility, save dwelling, did not alter results. • Mobility does not appear to explain observed links between EMF and leukemia. Studies of environmental exposures and childhood leukemia studies do not usually account for residential mobility. Yet, in addition to being a potential risk factor, mobility can induce selection bias, confounding, or measurement error in such studies. Using data collected for California Powerline Study (CAPS), we attempt to disentangle the effect of mobility.

• OSTI ID: 23105777
• Journal Information: Environmental Research, Journal Name: Environmental Research Vol. 164; ISSN ENVRAL; ISSN 0013-9351
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CALIFORNIA
CHILDREN
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
ERRORS
HEALTH HAZARDS
LEUKEMIA
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MOBILITY