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. 103 studies
  2. 85 studies
  3. 85 studies
  4. 81 studies
  5. 65 studies
  6. 64 studies
  7. 63 studies
  8. 62 studies
  9. 61 studies
  10. 31 studies
Authors Year Study type Study group Observation period Study location Endpoints Parameters
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. 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
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
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