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. 1989 May;81:193–200. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8981193

Effects of noise and electromagnetic fields on reproductive outcomes.

R E Meyer 1, T E Aldrich 1, C E Easterly 1
PMCID: PMC1567519  PMID: 2667980

Abstract

Much public health research has been directed to studies of cancer risks due to chemical agents. Recently, increasing attention has been given to adverse reproductive outcomes as another, shorter-term biologic indicator of public health impact. Further, several low-level ubiquitous physical agents have been implicated recently as possibly affecting human health. These physical factors (noise and electromagnetic fields) represent difficult topics for research with epidemiologic study methods. This paper provides a brief review of the published data related to the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes and exposure to noise or electromagnetic fields. The discussion includes ideas for possible biologic mechanisms, considerations for exposure assessment, and suggestions for epidemiologic research.

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