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EMR Literature Survey - January 2008
By: Stewart B
Published in: Mutation Research 658 (2008) 124–151
Review on carcinogenic risk factors.
This review by an Australian researcher on carcinogenic risks also considers exposure to extremely low frequency and radiofrequency electromagnetic fields.
By: Inyang I et al
Published in: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2007 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print]
Review of exposure assessment methods in epidemiological studies of mobile phones and health.
By: Møllerløkken OJ and Moen BE
Published in: Bioelectromagnetics. 2008 Jan 31; [Epub ahead of print]
Cross-sectional study of 1487 naval military men investigating exposure to electromagnetic fields and reproductive health. Data was obtained using a questionnaire. There was increased risk of infertility among men performing telecommunication work (odds ratio, OR = 1.72, 95% confidence interval, 95% CI 1.04-2.85), and radar/sonar odds ratio (OR = 2.28, 95% CI 1.27-4.09). The electronics group had no increased risk. The authors conclude that there could be a possible relationship between exposure to radiofrequency fields during work with radiofrequency equipment and radar and reduced fertility.
By: Baste V et al
Published in: Eur J Epidemiol. 2008;23(5):369-77.
Cross-sectional study of 10,497 military men employed in the Royal Norwegian Navy investigating exposure to electromagnetic fields and male reproductive health. The authors report that infertility increased significantly along with increasing self-reported exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. Also for self-reported exposure both to high-frequency aerials and communication equipment there were significant linear trends with lower ratio of boys to girls at birth when the father reported a higher degree of radiofrequency electromagnetic exposure.
By: Johansson A, et al
Published in: Bioelectromagnetics 2008: in press
Human study investigating the effect of exposure to a mobile phone-like radiofrequency (RF) radiation on people with atopic dermatitis (AD). Subjects included 15 people with AD and 15 matched controls without AD. The subjects were exposed for 30 min to an RF field at 1 W/kg via an indoor base station antenna attached to a 900 MHz GSM mobile phone. The authors report no effects from the RF exposure condition for any of the measured substances related to AD.
By: Rubin et al
Published in: J Psychosom Res. 2008 Jan;64(1):1-9
Study examining the differences between 52 people who reported sensitivity to mobile phones, 19 people who reported sensitivity to mobile phones and "electrosensitivity", and 60 non-sensitive controls. The authors conclude that people reporting "electrosensitivity" experience substantially worse health than either healthy individuals or people who report sensitivity to mobile phones but who do not adopt the label "electrosensitivity".
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