The Systematic Review on RF-EMF Exposure and Cancer by Karipidis et al. (2024) has Serious Flaws that Undermine the Validity of the Study’s Conclusions
John W. Frank , Joel M. Moskowitz , Ronald L. Melnick , Lennart Hardell , Alasdair Philips , Paul Héroux , Elizabeth Kelley
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我们作为ICBE-EMF的成员撰写本文,ICBE-EMF是一个国际非营利性组织,由来自无线通信设备和系统的射频电磁场(RF-EMF)安全相关背景的独立多学科科学家组成(https://icbe-emf.org)。我们最近完成了一项详细分析,包括对Karipidis等人(2024)的系统评价(SR)和荟萃分析所使用的流行病学方法的评估。该审查的结论是,有“中等确定的证据”表明,接触这种与电信有关的电磁场“不会增加患胶质瘤、脑膜瘤、听神经瘤、垂体瘤、唾液腺肿瘤或儿科脑肿瘤的风险”(Karipidis et al., 2024)。
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