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

Ronald N. Kostoff and Clifford G.Y. Lau

Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2013, vol. 80, issue 7, 1331-1349

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: EMF; Electromagnetic fields; Magnetic fields; Radio frequency radiation; Microwave radiation; Interactive effects; Combined effects; Synergistic effects; Additive effects; Antagonist effects; Potentiative effects; Co-promotion; Co-mutagenic; Co-carcinogenic; Combined exposure; Combined treatment; DMBA; TPA; Text mining; Document clustering (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.12.006

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