Microwaves emitted by cellular telephones affect human slow brain potentials

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 18-27

  Freude, Gabriele ^a   Ullsperger, Peter ^a   Eggert, Siegfried ^a   Ruppe, Ingeburg ^a  

^a Ba Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cellular phones; Microwaves; Preparation; Slow brain potentials

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CONTINGENT NEGATIVE VARIATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; PURSUIT, SMOOTH; REACTION TIME; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0033988521     PISSN: 03015548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013791     Document Type: Article

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