Health risks of exposure to non-ionizing radiation - Myths or science-based evidence

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-188

  Hietanen, Maila ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

EM fields; Non ionizing radiation; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; KERATITIS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; RADIATION; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EUROPEAN UNION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; KERATITIS; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; RADIO WAVES; RETINAL DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34547467592     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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