关键词: WHO electromagnetic field environmental health non-ionizing radiation

来  源:   DOI:10.1515/reveh-2024-0089

Abstract:
We examined one of the first published of the several systematic reviews being part of WHO\'s renewed initiative to assess the evidence of associations between man-made radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation (RF-EMF) and adverse health effects in humans. The examined review addresses experimental studies of pregnancy and birth outcomes in non-human mammals. The review claims that the analyzed data did not provide conclusions certain enough to inform decisions at a regulatory level. Our objective was to assess the quality of this systematic review and evaluate the relevance of its conclusions to pregnant women and their offspring. The quality and relevance were checked on the review\'s own premises: e.g., we did not question the selection of papers, nor the chosen statistical methods. While the WHO systematic review presents itself as thorough, scientific, and relevant to human health, we identified numerous issues rendering the WHO review irrelevant and severely flawed. All flaws found skew the results in support of the review\'s conclusion that there is no conclusive evidence for nonthermal effects. We show that the underlying data, when relevant studies are cited correctly, support the opposite conclusion: There are clear indications of detrimental nonthermal effects from RF-EMF exposure. The many identified flaws uncover a pattern of systematic skewedness aiming for uncertainty hidden behind complex scientific rigor. The skewed methodology and low quality of this review is highly concerning, as it threatens to undermine the trustworthiness and professionalism of the WHO in the area of human health hazards from man-made RF-EMF.
摘要:
我们审查了几个系统评价中的第一个发表的一个,这是世卫组织新倡议的一部分,旨在评估人造射频电磁辐射(RF-EMF)与人类不良健康影响之间的关联。审查的审查涉及非人类哺乳动物的怀孕和出生结果的实验研究。该评论声称,分析的数据没有提供足够的结论来为监管层面的决策提供信息。我们的目的是评估此系统评价的质量,并评估其结论与孕妇及其后代的相关性。质量和相关性在审查本身的前提下进行了检查:例如,我们没有质疑论文的选择,也不是选择的统计方法。虽然世卫组织的系统审查表明自己是彻底的,科学,与人类健康相关,我们发现了许多问题,这些问题使得世卫组织的审查无关紧要且存在严重缺陷.发现的所有缺陷都扭曲了结果,以支持审查的结论,即没有确凿的非热效应证据。我们证明了底层数据,当相关研究被正确引用时,支持相反的结论:有明显的迹象表明RF-EMF暴露会产生有害的非热效应。许多已发现的缺陷揭示了系统偏斜的模式,旨在隐藏在复杂的科学严谨性背后的不确定性。这篇综述的方法偏差和质量低下令人高度关注,因为它有可能破坏世卫组织在人为RF-EMF危害人类健康方面的可信度和专业性。
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