Electromagnetic radiation

British Medical Bulletin

Volumn 68, Issue , 2003, Pages 157-165

  Ahlbom, Anders ^a   Feychting, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1342304232     PISSN: 00071420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bmb/ldg030     Document Type: Review

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