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New Zealand adolescents' cellphone and cordless phone user-habits: are they at increased risk of brain tumours already? A cross-sectional study.
Redmayne M · 2013
View Original AbstractNew Zealand teens are accumulating wireless phone exposure levels that major studies linked to brain tumor risk by their mid-teens.
Plain English Summary
Researchers surveyed 373 New Zealand adolescents (average age 12.3 years) about their cellphone and cordless phone use patterns. They found that 90% used both devices, with some already logging enough cordless phone hours to match the highest usage levels in major brain tumor studies. The study projected that if usage continued at current rates, many teens would reach exposure levels associated with increased brain tumor risk by their mid-teens.
Study Details
Cellphone and cordless phone use is very prevalent among early adolescents, but the extent and types of use is not well documented. This paper explores how, and to what extent, New Zealand adolescents are typically using and exposed to active cellphones and cordless phones, and considers implications of this in relation to brain tumour risk, with reference to current research findings.
This cross-sectional study recruited 373 Year 7 and 8 school students with a mean age of 12.3 years ...
Both cellphones and cordless phones were used by approximately 90% of students. A third of participa...
While cellphones were very popular for entertainment and social interaction via texting, cordless phones were most popular for calls. If their use continued at the reported rate, many would be at increased risk of specific brain tumours by their mid-teens, based on findings of the Interphone and Hardell-group studies.
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@article{m_2013_new_zealand_adolescents_cellphone_3325,
author = {Redmayne M},
title = {New Zealand adolescents' cellphone and cordless phone user-habits: are they at increased risk of brain tumours already? A cross-sectional study.},
year = {2013},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23302218/},
}