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The impact of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields on chronic well-being in young people - A cross-sectional study based on personal dosimetry.
Heinrich S, Thomas S, Heumann C, von Kries R, Radon K. · 2011
View Original AbstractPersonal dosimetry found no link between measured RF exposure and chronic symptoms in youth, but 24-hour snapshots can't assess long-term health risks.
Plain English Summary
German researchers equipped over 3,000 children and teens with personal radiation meters for 24 hours to measure their actual exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields from cell phones and other wireless devices. They then looked for connections between measured exposure levels and chronic symptoms like fatigue and headaches. The study found no statistically significant link between RF exposure and health complaints, with all measured exposure levels falling far below international safety guidelines.
Study Details
The aim of our study was the investigation of a possible association between RF EMF and chronic well-being in young persons using personal dosimetry.
3022 children and adolescents were randomly selected from the population registries of four Bavarian...
Measured exposure was far below the current ICNIRP reference levels. The most reported chronic sympt...
Our results do not indicate an association between measured exposure to RF EMF and chronic well-being in children and adolescents. Prospective studies investigating potential long-term effects of RF EMF are necessary to confirm our results.
Show BibTeX
@article{s_2011_the_impact_of_exposure_3075,
author = {Heinrich S and Thomas S and Heumann C and von Kries R and Radon K.},
title = {The impact of exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields on chronic well-being in young people - A cross-sectional study based on personal dosimetry.},
year = {2011},
url = {https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20619895/},
}