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Occupational EMF Studies
Frank de Vocht
Role of Occupational Epidemiology in EMF Research
To be able to detect effects of electromagnetic elds (EMFs), and more importantly establish
exposure–response associations using epidemiological study methods, it is important to
include a wide range of different exposure levels, and thus aim to include people with no
or very low exposures as well people with very high received exposures. Typically, how-
ever, in the general population, 50- to 60-Hz EMFs [1] and radiofrequency (RF)-EMF[2]
exposure levels are relatively low, and they are negligible for static (0 Hz) (electro) mag-
netic elds. Employees ...