Electrohypersensitivity: State-of-the-art of a functional impairment

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-258

  Johansson, Olle ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dermatoscience; Electrohypersensitivity; Immuno histochemistry; Impairment; Neuroscience

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROWAVES; NEUROLOGY; TUMORS;

DERMATOSCIENCE; ELECTROHYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROSCIENCE;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

ANIMAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RAT; REVIEW; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; TELEPHONE;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIODERMATITIS; RATS; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; TELEPHONE;

EID: 33845606376     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15368370601044150     Document Type: Article

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