Open AccessOccupational exposure to magnetic fields in case-referent studies of neurodegenerative diseases
Author(s) -
Curtis W. Noonan,
John S. Reif,
Michael G. Yost,
Jennifer Touchstone
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.645
Subject(s) - job exposure matrix , odds ratio , amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , confidence interval , referent , disease , medicine , association (psychology) , occupational exposure , audiology , environmental health , pathology , psychology , linguistics , philosophy , psychotherapist
Case-referent studies of Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease were conducted to explore the relationship between these neurodegenerative diseases and occupational exposure to magnetic fields. Three methods of exposure assessment were used for the comparison, and the consistency of findings between these approaches was evaluated.