Genotoxic, carcinogenic and teratogenic effects of electromagnetic fields. Introduction and overview

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 387, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-171

  Juutilainen, J ^a   Lang, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TERATOGENESIS;

EID: 0031459376     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(97)00036-7     Document Type: Article

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