A survey study on some neurological symptoms and sensations experienced by long term users of mobile phones

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-34

  Balikci, Kemal ^a   Cem Ozcan, I ^a   Turgut Balik, Dilek ^a   Balik, Hasan H ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Action biologique; Biological effects; Long term usage; Micro ondulation; Microwave; Mobile phones; Neurological symptoms; Sympt mes neurologiques; T l phones mobiles; Usage long terme

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEARING; HUMAN; HYPOREFLEXIA; IRRITABILITY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TELECOMMUNICATION; TREMOR;

EID: 11144297663     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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