Study overviews

Epidemiological studies on power frequency fields (50/60 Hz)

505 studies in total
  1. Childhood leukemia
    97 studies
  2. Leukemia/lymphoma
    80 studies
  3. Other
    79 studies
  4. Brain cancer
    77 studies
  5. Breast cancer
    64 studies
  6. Reproductive/pregnancy effects
    59 studies
  7. Neurodegenerative diseases
    59 studies
  8. Other types of cancer
    59 studies
  9. Other types of childhood cancer
    59 studies
  10. Hypersensitivity/well-being/subjective complaints
    30 studies

Neurodegenerative diseases 59 studies in total

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Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
Chen GX et al. 2020 case-control study men, women 2013 - 2016 New Zealand motor neuron disease magnetic field, low frequency, touch current, 50/60 Hz, occupational, electric injuries/electrocution
Gervasi F et al. 2019 case-control study men, women, ≥ 45 years 2011 - 2016 Italy Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Gunnarsson LG et al. 2019 meta-analysis men, women - - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Peters S et al. 2019 case-control study, pooled analysis men, women 2010 - 2015 Ireland, Italy and Netherlands amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, electric injuries/electrocution
Gunnarsson LG et al. 2018 meta-analysis men, women 1991 - 2015 - amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, also other exposures without EMF, occupational, electric injuries/electrocution
Röösli M et al. 2018 meta-analysis men, women 1994 - 2013 Switzerland, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Brasil amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Huss A et al. 2018 meta-analysis men, women - USA, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, UK, the Netherlands amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Jalilian H et al. 2018 meta-analysis men, women, ≥ 18 years 1950 - 2015 USA, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Denmark, Turkey, Germany, UK and the Netherlands Alzheimer disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Vinceti M et al. 2017 case-control study men, women 1998 - 2011 Italy amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Pedersen C et al. 2017 cohort study men, ≥ 30 years 1982 - 2010 Denmark dementia, motor neurone disease (including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, occupational