Effects of power frequency EMF exposures at the cellular level

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 72, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 279-290

  Cridland, N A ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC DAMAGE; METHODOLOGY; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 0030817269     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032100     Document Type: Review

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