Effects of acute exposure to ultrahigh radiofrequency radiation on three antenna engineers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 281-284

  Schilling, Christopher J ^a,b  

^a Consult O ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Schilling Schilling Consult O   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

antenna; microwave; radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENGINEERING; ERYTHEMA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TELEVISION;

EID: 0030993447     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.4.281     Document Type: Article

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