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Combined biological and health effects of electromagnetic fields and other agents in the published literature

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  • Kostoff, Ronald N.
  • Lau, Clifford G.Y.

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Electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation exerts both stand-alone and combined effects on biological systems. The present study examines the scope of the combined effects; i.e., identify effects on biological systems from combined exposure to electromagnetic fields/radiation and at least one other agent. Only articles in which the presence of EMF had some effect (beneficial or adverse) on the biological system were selected. A comprehensive and novel query was developed using an iterative hybrid approach, whereby articles related by common text and by citation linkages were retrieved. This retrieved literature was: 1) clustered algorithmically into 32 biomedical sub-themes (assigned by the authors); 2) grouped through factor analysis into 32 factors; and 3) subsequently grouped manually (by the authors) into an effects-based taxonomy. The common principles within each thematic cluster/group that accounted for the combined effects were identified.

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  • Kostoff, Ronald N. & Lau, Clifford G.Y., 2013. "Combined biological and health effects of electromagnetic fields and other agents in the published literature," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 80(7), pages 1331-1349.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:tefoso:v:80:y:2013:i:7:p:1331-1349
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.12.006
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    1. Gabrić, Petar, 2020. "Media manipulation of information on the health effects of 5G? A small-sample case study of the Croatian news website Index.hr," SocArXiv dpjbf, Center for Open Science.

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