Electric and magnetic fields as possible risk factors for human health

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 292-310

  Potenza, Lucia ^a   Cucchiarini, Luigi ^a   Vetrano, Flavio ^a   Dacha, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; genotoxic effect; heat shock proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846424564     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2005.007173     Document Type: Article

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