Factors that influence the radiofrequency power output of GSM mobile phones

Radiation Research

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 253-261

  Erdreich, Linda S ^a   Van Kerkhove, Maria D ^a   Scrafford, Carolyn G ^a   Barraj, Leila ^a   McNeely, Mark ^a   Shum, Mona ^a   Sheppard, Asher R ^b   Kelsh, Michael ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Asher Sheppard Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SELF REPORT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 34548436931     PISSN: 00337587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1667/RR0906.1     Document Type: Article

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