ID Number		1983
Study Type		Social Sciences
Model		Mobile phone and base station exposure to residents and perception of health risk
Details		Volunteers (n = 2048) were randomly sampled using a telephone directory and a computer aided interview, and assessed concern over various agents including air pollution, UV radiation, genetically modified food, traffic accidents, distress, food additives, traffic noise, mobile phones, cordless phones, base stations, power lines, and electrical devivces. The authors report 66.8% of respondents reported symptoms from at least one of the exposures, ~5% reported symptoms from EMF (RF or ELF). Those who expressed concern but no symptoms (53% of the sample) most often cited mobile phone base stations as worrisome. Of those that reported symptoms from EMF, the majority were women between the ages of 35 - 65.
Findings		Not Applicable to Bioeffects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		University of Berne, Switzerland - egger@ispm.unibe.ch
Funding Agency		Nat'l Res Prog, Switzerland (SNSF, NRP57)
Country		SWITZERLAND
References		Schreier, N et al. Soz Praventiv Med., (2006) 51:202-209
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