Proceedings of a Joint NIOSH/DOW Workshop; EMF exposure assessment and epidemiology: hypotheses, metrics, and measurements.

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• Personal Author:
  Bowman JD ; Gailey PC ; Gillette L ; Lotz, W. Gregory ; Overton D
• Description:
  This joint NIOSH/DOE workshop considered the importance of exposure metrics in EMF epidemiological studies. The primary aim was to develop exposure assessment methods and epidemiologic designs to test hypotheses that these metrics may be associated with disease. The specific goals of the discussions were (1) to determine the 2-3 most plausible biological hypotheses for how occupational and residential EMF may be causing the reported associations with diseases (leukemia and breast cancer particularly) which could be tested in future NIOSH epidemiologic studies; (2) To develop qualitative exposure metrics from these hypotheses and strategies for assessing exposures to these metrics in occupational and residential studies; (3) To propose exposure assessment strategies which will collect data needed to assess future hypotheses with various study populations. This report on the workshop describes approaches for characterizing EMF exposure in terms of these metrics and designs for epidemiological studies. These proceedings consist of selected slides provided by the speakers, reports from the chairs of the four working groups, the recorders' notes from plenary session and working groups, and reflections by the workshop organizers.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Case Reports Construction Industry Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Cancer Electric-fields Electromagnetic-fields Epidemiology Magnetic-fields Malignant Metrics Radiation-exposure Surveys
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Other
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-89
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000633
• Citation:
  Bowman JD, Gailey PC, Gillette L, Lotz, W. Gregory, Overton D, eds. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1994 Sep; :1-89
• Editor(s):
  Bowman JD ; Gailey PC ; Gillette L ; Lotz, W. Gregory ; Overton D
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of a Joint NIOSH/DOW Workshop; EMF exposure assessment and epidemiology: hypotheses, metrics, and measurements
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181030/cdc_181030_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.89 MB ]