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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018

Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Radiation and Memory Performance: Sources of Uncertainty in Epidemiological Cohort Studies.

Christopher Brzozek, Kurt K Benke, Berihun M Zeleke, Michael J Abramson, Geza Benke

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Christopher BrzozekCentre for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy (PRESEE), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. christopher.brzozek@monash.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-3771-0076
Kurt K BenkeSchool of Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. kurt.benke@ecodev.vic.gov.au.ORCID 0000-0002-7812-3671
Berihun M ZelekeCentre for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy (PRESEE), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. berihun.zeleke@monash.edu.
Michael J AbramsonCentre for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy (PRESEE), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. michael.abramson@monash.edu.
Geza BenkeCentre for Population Health Research on Electromagnetic Energy (PRESEE), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, 553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia. geza.benke@monash.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uncertainty in experimental studies of exposure to radiation from mobile phones has in the past only been framed within the context of statistical variability. It is now becoming more apparent to researchers that epistemic or reducible uncertainties can also affect the total error in results. These uncertainties are derived from a wide range of sources including human error, such as data transcription, model structure, measurement and linguistic errors in communication. The issue of epistemic uncertainty is reviewed and interpreted in the context of the MoRPhEUS, ExPOSURE and HERMES cohort studies which investigate the effect of radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation from mobile phones on memory performance. Research into this field has found inconsistent results due to limitations from a range of epistemic sources. Potential analytic approaches are suggested based on quantification of epistemic error using Monte Carlo simulation. It is recommended that future studies investigating the relationship between radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation and memory performance pay more attention to treatment of epistemic uncertainties as well as further research into improving exposure assessment. Use of directed acyclic graphs is also encouraged to display the assumed covariate relationship.

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MemoryRadio WavesCell PhoneCohort StudiesHumansMonte Carlo MethodUncertaintyaleatory uncertaintycognitive functionepistemic uncertaintymemoryradiofrequency electromagnetic radiation

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PMID29587425
PMCPMC5923634

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