The rise and fall of power line EMFs: The anatomy of a magnetic controversy

Review of Policy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 453-472

  Palfreman, Jon ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Palfreman Film Group

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEALTH RISK;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33646118232     PISSN: 1541132X     EISSN: 15411338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-1338.2006.00210.x     Document Type: Article

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