EMF-Portal | Study overviews

Authors	Year	Study type	Study group	Observation period	Study location	Endpoints	Parameters
Szyjkowska A et al.	2014	survey	men, women, 22–44 years	2005	Poland	headaches, dizziness, fatigue, concentration difficulties, memory loss, warmth behind ear/on ear, burning skin	mobile phone, mobile communications
Liu H et al.	2014	cross-sectional study	men, women, 22–60 years	August - September 2011	China	sleep quality and sleep duration	mobile phone, mobile communications, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, personal
Hagström M et al.	2013	survey	men, women, 27–98 years	July 2011 - January 2012	Finland	68 different symptoms, e.g. stress, sleep disorder, fatigue, concentration problems, memory problems, anxiety, muscle tension, skin problems, heart complaints	mobile phone, mobile phone base station, GSM, mobile communications, microw. oven/heating device, electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, PC/TV monitor, other domestic appliance, EMF general, residential, personal, also other exposures without EMF
Mohler E et al.	2010	cross-sectional study	men, women, 30–60 years	May 2008	Switzerland	sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness	mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, GSM, TETRA/TETRAPOL, RF field, DECT, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, TV broadcast (VHF/UHF), FM broadcast (UKW), residential, personal
Röösli M et al.	2010	cohort study, prospective cohort study	men, women, 30–60 years	2008, follow-up in 2009	Switzerland	daytime sleepiness, electromagnetic hypersensitivity, headache, tinnitus	mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, Radio/TV transmitter, residential, personal
Frei P et al.	2012	cohort study, prospective cohort study	men, women, 30–60 years	2008, follow-up in 2009	Switzerland	non-specific health symptoms (e.g., headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, lack of energy or concentration) and tinnitus	mobile communications, mobile phone, mobile phone base station, DECT, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, Radio/TV transmitter, personal
Mohler E et al.	2012	cohort study	men, women, 30–60 years	May 2008, follow-up in May 2009	Switzerland	sleep quality and daytime sleepiness	mobile phone, mobile phone base station, mobile communications, RF field, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, Radio/TV transmitter, residential, personal
Martens AL et al.	2017	cohort study	men, women, 31–65 years	2011 - 2012, follow-up 2013 - 2014	Netherlands	non-specific symptoms (e.g. headaches, dizziness, pain in muscles, fainting, neck pain, back pain, excessive sweating, palpitations, bloated feeling in abdomen, blurred vision, shortness of breath, nausea, pain abdomen, tingling fingers, tight feeling in chest, chest pain), sleep disturbances	mobile communications, mobile phone base station, GSM, UMTS, Radio/TV transmitter, residential
Martens AL et al.	2018	-	men, women, 31–65 years	2011 - 2012, follow-Up in 2013 and 2014	Netherlands	non-specific somatic symptoms such as headaches, low back pain and dizziness, others	mobile communications, mobile phone base station, Radio/TV transmitter
Tuteja D et al.	2021	-	men, women, 40–73 years	not stated	India	sleep disturbances, cognitive functions and visuospatial ability	mobile communications, mobile phone
Taziki Balajelini MH et al.	2022	-	men, women, children	-	Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Spain und Brazil	hearing impairment	mobile communications, mobile phone
Felix OK et al.	2014	-	men, women, children	not stated	Nigeria	health effects (e.g., headache, loss of appetite), sleep disturbances	mobile communications, mobile phone base station, GSM
Mortazavi SMJ et al.	2018	-	men, women, children, 11–79 years	not stated	Iran	subjective symptoms (e.g., headache, vertigo, myalgia, palpitation, fatigue, tinnitus, concentration problem, attention problem, nervousness, back pain and toothache), sleep disturbances	mobile communications, mobile phone base station, residential
Schoeni A et al.	2016	cohort study	men, women, children, 12–17 years	2012 - 2013, follow-up 1 year later	Switzerland	headache, tiredness, lack of concentration, exhaustibility, lack of energy and physical ill-being	mobile phone base station, mobile communications, Radio/TV transmitter, residential
Roser K et al.	2016	cohort study	men, women, children, 12–17 years	2012 - 2013, follow-up 2014	Switzerland	behavioral problems (emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behavior) and concentration capacity (homogeneity, power and accuracy)	mobile phone, mobile phone base station, GSM, UMTS, mobile communications, cordless phone, W-LAN/WiFi, Radio/TV transmitter, residential, personal
Schoeni A et al.	2017	cohort study	men, women, children, 12–17 years	2012 - 2013, follow-up 2013 - 2014	Switzerland	headache, tiredness, lack of concentration, exhaustibility, lack of energy and physical ill-being	mobile phone, UMTS, GSM, mobile phone base station, mobile communications, cordless phone, Radio/TV transmitter, W-LAN/WiFi, personal, residential
Zheng F et al.	2014	cross-sectional study	men, women, children, 12–20 years	not stated	China	inattention	mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Zaghloul NM et al.	2019	-	men, women, children, 15–64 years	2018	Egypt	headache, vision problems, ear problems, musculo-skeletal problems, psychological troubles, social impact, weight changes, sleep disturbances	mobile communications, mobile phone
Babu MA et al.	2023	survey	men, women, children, 1–30 years	-	Bangladesh	health effects (e.g. headache, poor eyesight, mental health, eating habit)	mobile communications, mobile phone, W-LAN/WiFi, laptop/tablet
Kücer N et al.	2014	survey	men, women, children, 9–80 years	2011	Turkey	headache, vertigo/dizziness, fatigue, forgetfulness, insomnia, tension-anxiety, joint and bone pain, lacrimation of the eyes, hearing loss and tinnitus, insomnia	mobile phone, mobile communications, personal
Schreier N et al.	2006	cross-sectional study	men, women, ≥ 14 years	May - July 2004	Switzerland	sleep disorders, headache, concentration difficulties, nervousness, rheumatism/muscle pain, respiratory problems, dizziness	mobile communications, digital mobile phone, mobile phone base station, cordless phone, Radio/TV transmitter, microw. oven/heating device, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, PC/TV monitor, other domestic appliance, residential, personal, also other exposures without EMF
Navarro EA et al.	2003	preliminary study	men, women, ≥ 15 years	January 2001	Spain	microwave sickness: fatigue, irritability, headache, nausea, appetite loss, insomnia, depression, discomfort, difficulty in concentration, memory loss, skin alterations, visual + auditory dysfunction, dizziness, gait difficulty, cardiovascular alterations	mobile phone base station, GSM, mobile communications, residential
Schüz J et al.	2007	cohort study	men, women, ≥ 18 years	January 1982 - December 1995, followed up through 2003	Denmark	Alzheimer disease, dementia, Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, migraine, vertigo	mobile communications, analog mobile phone, digital mobile phone, personal
Eger H et al.	2010	survey	men, women, ≥ 18 years	January 2009	Germany	depression, headache, cerebral symptoms, joint illnesses, infections, skin changes, dizziness, cardiovascular symptoms, disorders of the optical and acoustic sensory systems, nosebleed, hormonal disorders, gain and loss of weight, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, sleep disturbances	mobile communications, mobile phone base station, DECT, residential
Baliatsas C et al.	2011	cross-sectional study	men, women, ≥ 18 years	2006	The Netherlands	non-specific physical symptoms	mobile phone base station, mobile communications, power transmission line, residential

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