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Miscarriages among female physical therapists who report using radioand microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, vol. 138, n° 10, 1993, pages 775-786, 16 réf., ISSN 0002-9262, USA
OUELLET-HELLSTROM (R.), STEWART (W.F.)
Johns Hopkins univ. School hyg public health. Dep epidemiology. Baltimore MD. USA
Physical therapists are exposed to radio- and microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation by operating shortwave and microwave diathermy units.
Recent studies suggest that use of shortwave diathermy is associated with an excess risk of birth defects, perinatal deaths, and late spontaneous abortions among the offspring of exposed female therapists.
To assess the impact of occupational use of microwave and shortwave diathermy at the time of conception, the authors mailed questionnaires to 42,403 physical therapists in 1989.
Both occupational and reproductive histories were obtained.
Exposures to shortwave and microwave diathermy were both assessed in the same fashion and were examined in relation to early recognized fetal loss in a nested case-control design.
Mots-clés BDSP : Avortement, Exposition professionnelle, Magnétisme, Médecin, Homme, Epidémiologie, Etats Unis, Amérique, Gestation [pathologie]
Mots-clés Pascal : Avortement, Exposition professionnelle, Toxicité, Champ électromagnétique, Onde radio, Hyperfréquence, Physiothérapie, Médecin, Homme, Femelle, Epidémiologie, Etats Unis, Amérique du Nord, Amérique, Gestation pathologie
Mots-clés Pascal anglais : Abortion, Occupational exposure, Toxicity, Electromagnetic field, Radio wave, Microwave, Physiotherapy, Physician, Human, Female, Epidemiology, United States, North America, America, Pregnancy disorders
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