Open AccessPrevalence of self-reported hypersensitivity to electric or magnetic fields in a population-based questionnaire survey
Author(s) -
Lena Hillert,
Niklas Berglind,
Bengt B. Arnetz,
Tom Bellander
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.644
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , population , cross sectional study , family medicine , pediatrics , environmental health , demography , pathology , sociology
The prevalence of medically unexplained symptoms attributed to exposure to electromagnetic fields is still largely unknown. Previous studies have investigated reported hypersensitivity to electricity in selected groups recruited from workplaces or outpatient clinics. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypersensitivity to electric or magnetic fields in the general population and to describe characteristics of the group reporting such hypersensitivity with regard to demographics, other complaints, hypersensitivities, and traditional allergies.