Biological effects of non-ionizing electromagnetic energy: A critical review of the reports by the US National Research Council and the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences as they relate to the broad realm of EMF bioeffects

Environmental Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-253

  Havas, Magda ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Calcium flux; Extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields; Leukemia; Melatonin; Radio frequency radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009581914     PISSN: 11818700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/a00-004     Document Type: Article

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