Non-cancer EMF effects related to children

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2005, Pages

  Feychting, Maria ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Epidemiology; Magnetic fields; Radiofrequency fields; Reproduction; Spontaneous abortions

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; OBSTETRICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADVERSE EFFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; MAGNETIC-FIELD; RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS; RADIO-FREQUENCY EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY RADIATION; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ABNORMALITIES; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNATIONALITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 27144506021     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20153     Document Type: Conference Paper

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