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Occupational electric and magnetic field exposure and leukemia. A meta-analysis.
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Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [J Occup Environ Med] 1997 Nov; Vol. 39 (11), pp. 1074-91. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- We conducted a meta-analysis to acquire an understanding of the association between leukemia and occupational exposure to electric and magnetic fields. To explore sources of heterogeneity, study characteristics were scored and examined using regression analysis. While most studies present a small elevation in risk, the apparent lack of a clear pattern of exposure to EMF and risk of leukemia substantially detracts from the hypothesis that measured magnetic fields in the work environment are responsible for the observed excess risk of leukemia. Findings were not sensitive to assumptions, influence of individual studies, weighting schemes, and modeling. Some evidence of publication bias is noted.
- Subjects :
- Bias
Confidence Intervals
Female
Humans
Incidence
Leukemia etiology
Male
Regression Analysis
Reproducibility of Results
Risk Assessment
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries epidemiology
Survival Rate
United States epidemiology
Electromagnetic Fields adverse effects
Leukemia epidemiology
Occupational Exposure adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1076-2752
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9383718
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00043764-199711000-00008