Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiations, emitted by a cellular phone, modify cutaneous blood flow

Dermatology

Volumn 207, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-14

  Monfrecola, G ^a   Moffa, G ^a   Procaccini, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cellular phone; Cutaneous effects; Non ionizing electromagnetic radiations

Indexed keywords

GLASS FIBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EAR; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; IONIZING RADIATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CELLULAR PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; EAR, EXTERNAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038495949     PISSN: 10188665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070934     Document Type: Article

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