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Ionising radiation is generally assumed to have a minimum latency period of 2-5 years.
However, this would only appreciably affect our results if we assumed a minimum latency period shorter than 5 years.
4 10 The Swedish study 10 suggested a minimum latency period of at least 10 years (table 2; web appendix, table A1).
This effect implies that the minimum latency period for radiation produced by mobile phones is probably shorter than that for ionising radiation (that is, <5 years).
Exposures in the 5 years immediately preceding diagnosis (or a corresponding reference year for controls) were excluded to account for a minimum latency period.
Breast cancer risk was inversely related to age at exposure, there was a linear dose response, and the minimum latency period was 12 years (Land et al, 2003).
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25 Minimum latency periods of up to 10 years are thought to apply for mobile phone exposure 4 10; therefore, we assessed subscriptions from 1982 onwards, for evaluation of glioma incidence from 1992 up to 2008.
In order to eliminate reported exposures that occurred after diagnosis of NHL and to allow a minimum latency (lag) period of 1 year from exposure to diagnosis for each case, we set an index date, after which any exposures should be excluded from the analysis.
Distraction for gradual lengthening starts after a latency period of a minimum of 5 days post-operatively with 3 × 0.25 mm lengthening per day until the target length (levelling) is reached.
This is an obvious source of imprecision, but means that in every case the latency period used in the analysis is a minimum estimate.
"We know there's a latency period for these injuries.
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