Study overviews

Please note that a publication can be assigned to several endpoints, i.e. the sum of publications from the individual thematic points and subpoints can be greater than the total sum of actual publications.

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

528 studies in total
  1. Childhood leukemia
    103 studies
  2. Other
    85 studies
  3. Leukemia/lymphoma
    85 studies
  4. Brain cancer
    81 studies
  5. Breast cancer
    65 studies
  6. Neurodegenerative diseases
    64 studies
  7. Other types of cancer
    63 studies
  8. Other types of childhood cancer
    62 studies
  9. Reproductive/pregnancy effects
    61 studies
  10. Hypersensitivity/well-being/subjective complaints
    31 studies

Neurodegenerative diseases 64 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
Savitz DA et al. 1998 cohort study men 1950 - 1986 USA Parkinson disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Alzheimer disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, occupational
Sobel E et al. 1996 case-control study men, women not stated USA Alzheimer disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Deapen DM et al. 1986 case-control study men, women 1977 -1979 USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis touch current, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Hakansson N et al. 2003 cohort study men, women 1985 - 1996 Sweden Alzheimer disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, high volt./current device/welder, occupational
Park RM et al. 2005 case-control study men, women 1992 - 1998 USA Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, motor neuron disease (including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and presenile dementia magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Schulte PA et al. 1996 cohort study men, women 1982 - 1991 USA Parkinson disease, presenile dementia. Alzheimer disease, and motor neuron disease electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Sorahan T et al. 2007 cohort study men, women 1973 - 2004 UK Alzheimer's disease, motor neuron and Parkinson's disease electric field, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, occupational
Garcia AM et al. 2008 meta-analysis men, women 1977 - 1996 USA, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Turkey Alzheimer disease electric field, magnetic field, low frequency, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Gunnarsson LG et al. 1991 case-control study men, women 1970 - 1983 Sweden amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Fazzo L et al. 2009 cohort study men, women 1954 - 2003, follow-up January 1998 - December 2003 Italy leukemia and lymphoma, primary malignant neoplasms, neoplasms of the digestive organs, pancreas, thyroid gland, secondary and unspecified neoplasms, benign neoplasms, neurodegenerative diseases, ischaemic heart diseases, complications of pregnancy, perinatal diseases, disorders of thyroid gland magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Parlett LE et al. 2011 cohort study men, women 1980 - 1989 USA motor neuron disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Nichols L et al. 2005 cohort study men, women 1973 - 2002 UK leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, female breast cancer and male breast cancer, oesophagus cancer, stomach cancer, rectum cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, bladder cancer and other cancer types, all cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, suicide and depression, other diseases, mortality magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, occupational
Zhou H et al. 2012 meta-analysis men, women 1950 - 2011 USA, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, England amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, 16 2/3 Hz (train), occupational
Weisskopf MG et al. 2005 cohort study men, women 1982 - 2002, follow-up 1989 - 2002 USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis electric field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, inhouse wiring, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Vergara X et al. 2013 meta-analysis men, women - USA, Nordic countries, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands, South Korea, UK Alzheimer disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Capozzella A et al. 2014 meta-analysis men, women - USA, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, UK amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Huss A et al. 2015 meta-analysis men, women 1950 - 2012 USA, Sweden, Switzerland, Netherlands, UK, Denmark Parkinson disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, 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
Perry S et al. 1988 - men, women - UK pregnancy complications, cardiovascular diseases, all cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, depression, schizophrenia magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, inhouse wiring, 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
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
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
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. 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
Filippini T et al. 2020 case-control study men, women 2008 - 2011; province Novara 2002 - 2012 Italy amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, power transmission line, 50/60 Hz, also other exposures without EMF, occupational, residential
Jalilian H et al. 2021 meta-analysis men, women 1950 - 2016 USA, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, touch current, low frequency, electric injuries/electrocution, occupational
Chen GX et al. 2021 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
Filippini T et al. 2021 meta-analysis men, women 1994 - 2013 Italy, Denmark, Switzerland, Netherlands, Brazil amyotrophic lateral sclerosis low frequency, magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Sorahan T et al. 2022 cohort study men, women 1987 - 2018 UK motor neuron disease (including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), all causes magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, occupational
Souques M et al. 2021 cohort study men, women 1995 - 2021 France health status (long-term illnesses), neurodegenerative diseases, all cancer, cardiovascular diseases, mortality magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, low frequency, power transmission line, electrical substation, occupational
Das K et al. 2012 case-control study men, women, 15–80 years January 2008 - January 2011 India amyotrophic lateral sclerosis electric field, magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, occupational, personal, also other exposures without EMF, electric injuries/electrocution
Feychting M et al. 2003 cohort study men, women, 16–98 years 1981 - 1995 or until death (follow-up) Sweden Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Sorahan T et al. 2014 cohort study men, women, 18–95 years 1973 - 2010 UK Alzheimer disease, motor neuron disease (including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), Parkinson disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, electrical substation, occupational
Seelen M et al. 2014 case-control study men, women, 22–88 years January 2006 - January 2013 The Netherlands amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Strickland D et al. 1996 case-control study men, women, 29–81 years not stated USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, high volt./current device/welder, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
Davanipour Z et al. 1997 case-control study men, women, 30–79 years not stated USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Fang F et al. 2009 case-control study men, women, 30–79 years 1993 - 1996 USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational, also other exposures without EMF
van der Mark M et al. 2015 case-control study men, women, 34–91 years April 2010 - June 2012 The Netherlands Parkinson disease magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, occupational, personal, electric injuries/electrocution
Sobel E et al. 1995 case-control study men, women, 46–96 years 1977 - 1978, 1982 - 1985, 1984 - 1993 Finland Alzheimer disease magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, occupational
Grell K et al. 2012 cohort study men, women, children, 0–85 years April 1968 - December 2008 (except 1999) Denmark Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, neurological diseases: migraine, epilepsy, vertigo, peripheral nerve diseases touch current, 50/60 Hz, occupational, personal, electric injuries/electrocution
Johansen C et al. 1999 cohort study men, women, ≥ 18 years 1900 - 1993 Denmark multiple sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, electrical substation, occupational
Johansen C 2000 cohort study men, women, ≥ 18 years 1978 - 1993 Denmark senile dementia, Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, epilepsy, 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
Frei P et al. 2013 case-control study men, women, ≥ 20 years 1994 - 2010 Denmark Alzheimer disease, vascular dementia, other dementia, Parkinson disease, multiple sclerosis, and motor neuron disease (including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Vergara X et al. 2015 case-control study men, women, ≥ 20 years 1991 - 1999 USA amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, low frequency, occupational, electric injuries/electrocution
Fischer H et al. 2015 case-control study men, women, ≥ 20 years 1991 - 2010 Sweden amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, high volt./current device/welder, occupational, electric injuries/electrocution
Huss A et al. 2009 cohort study men, women, ≥ 30 years 2000 - 2005 Switzerland Alzheimer disease, senile dementia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson disease, and multiple sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
Huss A et al. 2015 cohort study men, women, ≥ 30 years 1990 - 2008 Switzerland amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, touch current, 50/60 Hz, occupational, electric injuries/electrocution
Marcilio I et al. 2011 case-control study men, women, ≥ 40 years 2001 - 2005 Brazil leukemia and lymphoma, brain tumor, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis magnetic field, 50/60 Hz, power transmission line, residential
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