Subjective symptoms and hyperensitivity to cellular telephones

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 167-169

  Lin, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological effects of radio frequency radiation; Electromagnetic radiation; Electromagnetic radiation effects; Fatigue; Headache; Human health and safety; Hypersensitivity; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Land mobile radio equipment; Subjective symptoms

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; MOBILE RADIO SYSTEMS; RADIO EQUIPMENT;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS-OF-RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN SAFETY; LAND MOBILE RADIO CELLULAR SYSTEMS; LAND MOBILE RADIO EQUIPMENT; SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 13244256941     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2004.1388873     Document Type: Article

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