[Exposure of nursing personnel to electromagnetic fields in neonatal intensive care].

{
  "study_type": "exposure_assessment",
  "exposure": {
    "band": "ELF",
    "source": "occupational",
    "frequency_mhz": null,
    "sar_wkg": null,
    "duration": "during two workdays"
  },
  "population": "Nurses working in the Siena Neonatal Intensive Care Unit",
  "sample_size": null,
  "outcomes": [
    "Measured EMF exposure levels (including peak levels >10 mG / 1 microT and near-continuous exposure >2 mG)",
    "Implications for protective/restrictive measures based on existing standards/cautionary criteria"
  ],
  "main_findings": "EMF exposure levels of nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit were recorded over two workdays. Peak levels >10 mG (1 microT) were registered, and exposure was described as almost permanent at >2 mG.",
  "effect_direction": "unclear",
  "limitations": [
    "Sample size not reported in abstract",
    "Only two workdays of measurements reported",
    "Specific EMF sources and measurement methods not described in abstract",
    "No health outcomes assessed; exposure-only study"
  ],
  "evidence_strength": "low",
  "confidence": 0.74,
  "peer_reviewed_likely": "yes",
  "keywords": [
    "electromagnetic fields",
    "EMF",
    "occupational exposure",
    "nursing personnel",
    "neonatal intensive care unit",
    "NICU",
    "magnetic field",
    "mG",
    "microtesla"
  ],
  "suggested_hubs": [
    {
      "slug": "occupational-exposure",
      "weight": 0.9,
      "reason": "Measures EMF exposure among nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit (workplace setting)."
    }
  ]
}