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Extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure, electrical shocks and risk of Parkinson's disease.
van der Mark M, Vermeulen R, Nijssen PC, Mulleners WM, Sas AM, van Laar T, Kromhout H, Huss A. · 2015
View Original AbstractThis large case-control study found no link between ELF-MF exposure from electrical work or household sources and Parkinson's disease risk.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied 444 Parkinson's disease patients and 876 healthy controls to see if exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) from electrical occupations, household appliances, or electrical shocks increased Parkinson's risk. They found no association between any electrical exposures and Parkinson's disease development. In fact, most exposure categories showed slightly reduced risk estimates, though researchers concluded this likely doesn't represent true protection.
Study Details
Previous studies did not provide strong evidence for an increased Parkinson’s disease (PD) risk after exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF), but were limited in their scope to address other exposures related to the use of electricity such as electrical shocks. We evaluated the associations of PD with exposure to ELF-MF, electrical shocks and having worked in “electrical occupations.”
We conducted a hospital-based case–control study, including 444 PD patients and 876 age- and sex-mat...
No association of PD risk with any of the evaluated exposures related to electricity was observed. W...
The results of this study suggest that no association exists between PD and exposure to ELF-MF, electrical shocks or having worked in “electrical occupations.”
Show BibTeX
@article{m_2015_extremely_lowfrequency_magnetic_field_2833,
author = {van der Mark M and Vermeulen R and Nijssen PC and Mulleners WM and Sas AM and van Laar T and Kromhout H and Huss A.},
title = {Extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure, electrical shocks and risk of Parkinson's disease. },
year = {2015},
doi = {10.1007/s00420-014-0949-2},
url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00420-014-0949-2},
}