Ocular Effects of Radiofrequency Energy

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2003, Pages

  Elder, J A ^a  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cataracts; Cornea; Human studies; Microwaves; Retina

Indexed keywords

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

CATARACT; CORNEA; EXPOSED TO; HUMAN STUDY; LABORATORY ANIMALS; POWER DENSITIES; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY; RETINA; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; WAVE EXPOSURE;

MAMMALS;

CANCER RISK; CATARACT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEATING; HUMAN; LENS; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; HEAT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PRIMATES;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATARACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; HEAT; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 1242269125     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10117     Document Type: Conference Paper

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