Cardiovascular risk in operators under radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-138

  Vangelova, Katia ^a   Deyanov, Christo ^a   Israel, Mishel ^a  

^a National Center of Public Health Protection Bulgaria   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Arterial hypertension; Dyslipidemia; Health risk; Long term effects; Low level exposure

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATOR; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 33344455279     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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