Assessment of cellular telephone and other radio frequency exposure for epidemiologic research

被引:88
作者
Rothman, KJ
Chou, CK
Morgan, R
Balzano, Q
Guy, AW
Funch, DP
PrestonMartin, S
Mandel, J
Steffens, R
Carlo, G
机构
[1] Epidemiology Resources Inc., Newton Lower Falls, MA
[2] Department of Radiation Research, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA
[3] Environmental Health Strategies Inc., Redwood City, CA
[4] Motorola Corp. Electromagnet. R.L., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
[5] Center for Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
[6] Department of Epidemiology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
[7] Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
[8] Hlth./Enviromental Sciences Group, Washington, DC
[9] Epidemiology Resources Inc., Newton Lower Falls, MA 02162-1450, One Newton Executive Park
关键词
cellular telephones; radio frequency energy; cancer; electromagnetic radiation; study design;
D O I
10.1097/00001648-199605000-00013
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Epidemiologists are now embarking on the evaluation of the hypothesis that exposure to radio frequency energy from low-power wireless communication devices, such as portable cellular telephones, causes brain cancer and other adverse health outcomes. Even in the laboratory, exposures from radio frequency sources are difficult to quantify; their measurement in large populations for epidemiologic study is challenging. In this paper, we outline the nature and magnitude of these exposures and discuss the prospects for obtaining useful measures of exposure for epidemiologic research.
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页码:291 / 298
页数:8
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