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Does exposure to environmental radiofrequency electromagnetic fields cause cognitive and behavioral effects in 10-year-old boys?
Calvente I, Pérez-Lobato R, Núñez MI, Ramos R, Guxens M, Villalba J, Olea N, Fernández MF · 2016
View Original AbstractBoys exposed to higher environmental RF levels showed reduced verbal skills and increased anxiety symptoms, even at exposures below current safety limits.
Plain English Summary
Spanish researchers measured radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure around the homes of 123 ten-year-old boys and tested their cognitive abilities and behavior. Boys living in areas with higher RF exposure (though still below safety guidelines) showed some concerning patterns including lower verbal skills and higher rates of anxiety-related problems. While the study found mostly no effects, the few significant associations raise questions about environmental RF exposure during critical brain development years.
Study Details
We aimed to explore the association of environmental radiofrequency-electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) exposure with neurobehavioral function of children
A subsample of 123 boys belonging to the Environment and Childhood cohort from Granada (Spain), recr...
Most of the cognitive and behavioral parameters did not show any effect, but children living in high...
Show BibTeX
@article{i_2016_does_exposure_to_environmental_2739,
author = {Calvente I and Pérez-Lobato R and Núñez MI and Ramos R and Guxens M and Villalba J and Olea N and Fernández MF},
title = {Does exposure to environmental radiofrequency electromagnetic fields cause cognitive and behavioral effects in 10-year-old boys?},
year = {2016},
doi = {10.1002/bem.21951},
url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/bem.21951},
}