Criteria for EMF health risk assessment

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 305-312

  Repacholi, M H ^a   Cardis, E ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA BASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0030731167     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032102     Document Type: Review

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