Study type:
Epidemiological study
(observational study)
Occupational exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields and neurodegenerative disease: a meta-analysis
epidem.
By:
Vergara X, Kheifets L, Greenland S, Oksuzyan S, Cho YS, Mezei G
Published in: J Occup Environ Med 2013; 55 (2): 135-146
Aim of study (acc. to author)
Further details
Following studies were included: Andel et al (2010), Davanipour et al (2007), Davanipour et al (1997), Deapen and Henderson (1986), Fang et al (2009), Feychting et al (1998), Feychting et al (2003), Graves et al (1999), Gunnarson et al (1992), Gunnarsson et al (1991), Hakansson et al (2003), Harmanci et al (2003), Johansen (2000), Johansen (1999), Noonan et al (2002), Park et al (2005), Parlett et al (2011), Qiu et al (2004), Röösli et al (2007), Savitz et al (1998), Savitz et al (1998), Schulte et al (1996), Seidler et al (2007), Sobel et al (1996), Sobel et al (1995), Sorahan and Kheifets (2007), Strickland et al (1996), and Weisskopf et al (2005). Additionally, 14 more studies were included in which the job title was given without explicit relation to electromagnetic fields, therefore these studies are not included in the EMF-Portal.
Endpoint/type of risk estimation
Type of risk estimation:
- incidence
- mortality
- prevalence
Exposure
Assessment
Population
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Group:
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Study location:
USA, Nordic countries, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, South Korea, UK
Statistical analysis method:
- fixed- and random-effects models, metaregression analysis, heterogeneity, funnel plot
Results (acc. to author)
Study funded by
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Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), USA
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