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. 2006 Sep 15;164(6):538-48.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj247. Epub 2006 Jul 27.

Occupational exposure to radio frequency/microwave radiation and the
risk of brain tumors: Interphone Study Group, Germany

Gabriele Berg^  1 , Jacob Spallek, Joachim Schuz, Brigitte Schlehofer
, Eva Bohler, Klaus Schlaefer, Iris Hettinger, Katharina Kunna-Grass
, Jurgen Wahrendorf, Maria Blettner; Interphone Study Group, Germany
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  * ^1 Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health,
    Faculty of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld,
    Germany. gabriele.berg@uni-bielefeld.de

  * PMID: 16873421
  * DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj247

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Occupational exposure to radio frequency/microwave radiation and the
risk of brain tumors: Interphone Study Group, Germany

Gabriele Berg et al. Am J Epidemiol. 2006.
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. 2006 Sep 15;164(6):538-48.
doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj247. Epub 2006 Jul 27.

Authors

Gabriele Berg^  1 , Jacob Spallek, Joachim Schuz, Brigitte Schlehofer
, Eva Bohler, Klaus Schlaefer, Iris Hettinger, Katharina Kunna-Grass
, Jurgen Wahrendorf, Maria Blettner; Interphone Study Group, Germany

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  * ^1 Department of Epidemiology and International Public Health,
    Faculty of Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld,
    Germany. gabriele.berg@uni-bielefeld.de

  * PMID: 16873421
  * DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj247

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It is still under debate whether occupational exposure to radio
frequency/microwave electromagnetic fields (RF/MW-EMF) contributes to
the development of brain tumors. This analysis examined the role of
occupational RF/MW-EMF exposure in the risk of glioma and meningioma.
A population-based, case-control study including 381 meningioma
cases, 366 glioma cases, and 1,494 controls aged 30-69 years was
performed in three German regions in 2000-2003. An exposure matrix
for occupational activity was constructed by using information on RF/
MW-EMF exposure collected in a computer-assisted personal interview.
"High" exposure was defined as an occupational exposure that may
exceed the RF/MW-EMF exposure limits for the general public
recommended by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection. Multiple conditional logistic regressions were performed
separately for glioma and meningioma. No significant association
between occupational exposure to RF/MW-EMF and brain tumors was
found. For glioma, the adjusted odds ratio for highly exposed persons
compared with persons not highly exposed was 1.21 (95% confidence
interval: 0.69, 2.13); for meningioma, it was 1.34 (95% confidence
interval: 0.64, 2.81). However, the slight increase in risk observed
with increasing duration of exposure merits further research with
larger sample sizes.

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