Electromagnetic safety of children using wireless phones: A literature review

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  Martens, Luc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Children; COST281; Electromagnetic exposure; GSM; Mobile phone

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; RADIO BROADCASTING;

CHILD; COST281; DIELECTRICS PROPERTY; ELECTROMAGNETIC EXPOSURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC SAFETY; LITERATURE REVIEWS; PROPERTY CHANGES; WIRELESS DEVICES; WIRELESS PHONES;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ETHYLNITROSOUREA; MYELIN;

COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INFANT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGIC EFFECTIVENESS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

BODY BURDEN; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; MICROWAVES; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144434045     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20150     Document Type: Conference Paper

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