Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance Attributed to Electromagnetic Fields: A Content Analysis of British Newspaper Reports risk

Risk perception

• risk knowledge
• information source

Endpoint

• hypersensitivity/subjective complaints
• missing scientific evidence, mentioned causes, treatment and information sources for IEI-EMF

Considered exposure sources

• • 50/60 Hz
  • electric field
  • also other exposures without EMF
• • other domestic appliance
  • mobile communications
  • W-LAN/WiFi

Investigated group

newspaper articles discussing idiopathic environmental intolerance attributed to electromagnetic fields (IEI-EMF), published in British newspapers between January 2006 and December 2011.

Comments on this article

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