Melatonin metabolite excretion among cellular telephone users

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1029-1036

  Burch, J B ^a   Reif, J S ^a   Noonan, C W ^b   Ichinose, T ^a   Bachand, A M ^a   Koleber, T L ^a   Yost, M G ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; CREATININE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; MOBILE PHONE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TELEPHONE; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; POWER PLANTS; RADIO WAVES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036849111     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000210166561     Document Type: Article

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