Cataracts and cell-phone radiation

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 171-174

  Lin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; Cataractogenic threshold; Cataracts; Electromagnetic radiation effects; Human health and safety; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Lens opacification; Risk analysis; Specific absorption rate; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATARACTOGENIC THRESHOLD; CELLULAR PHONE RADIATION; LENS OPACIFICATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0038016649     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2003.1189664     Document Type: Article

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