Radiofrequency exposure near high-voltage lines

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 105, Issue SUPPL. 6, 1997, Pages 1569-1573

  Vignati, Maurizio ^a   Giuliani, Livio ^a  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conveyed waves; Epidemiologic studies; Induced currents; Magnetic fields; Power lines; Radiofrequency radiation

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031458678     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.97105s61569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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