Study overviews

Epidemiological studies of low and radio frequency exposure on children's health comprise the following studies:

Epidemiological studies on the effects of low and radio frequency on children

336 studies in total
  1. 134 studies
  2. 89 studies
  3. 87 studies
  4. 68 studies
  5. 32 studies
  6. 20 studies
  7. 19 studies

Leukemia

134 studies in total
  1. 112 studies
  2. 19 studies
  3. 5 studies
  4. one study
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Hocking B et al. 2003 ecological study children 1972 - 1993 Australia survival for all childhood leukemias and for acute lymphatic leukemia TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), residential
McKenzie DR et al. 1998 ecological study children, 0–14 years 1972 - 1990 Australia acute lymphoblastic leukaemia TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), residential
Hauri DD et al. 2014 cohort study children, 0–15 years 1985 - 2008 Switzerland acute lymphoblastic leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer UHF fields, Radio/TV transmitter, TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), AM radio transmitters, DAB, DVB-T, residential
Selvin S et al. 1992 - men, women, children, 0–20 years 1973 - 1988 USA childhood lymphoma, childhood leukemia, childhood brain/CNS tumor microwaves
Urquhart JD et al. 1991 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1968 - 1986 UK childhood leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma microwaves, residential, also other exposures without EMF
Elliott P et al. 2010 case-control study children, 0–4 years 1999 - 2001 Great Britain childhood leukemia, childhood lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer mobile communications, mobile phone base station, GSM, residential
Zaki AM et al. 2020 meta-analysis children, 0–15 years - Iran, Italy, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Canada, USA, New Zealand all childhood cancer, childhood leukemia mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, microwaves, cordless phone, RF field, Radio/TV transmitter, electric field, magnetic field, PC/TV monitor, low frequency, power transmission line, EMF general, laptop/tablet, residential, co-exposure
Li CY et al. 2012 case-control study children, 0–15 years 2003 - 2007 Taiwan childhood leukemia, brain tumor, all childhood cancer and benign neoplasms mobile phone base station, mobile communications, residential
Smulevich VB et al. 1999 case-control study children, 0–14 years 1986 - 1988 Russia leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, childhood brain/CNS tumor, all childhood cancer radar, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, PC/TV monitor, occupational, also other exposures without EMF