Individual changes in human EEG caused by 450 MHz microwave modulated at 40 and 70 Hz

Environmentalist

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 511-517

  Bachmann, Maie ^a   Tomson, Ruth ^a   Kalda, Jaan ^a   Säkki, Maksim ^a   Lass, Jaanus ^a   Tuulik, Viiu ^a   Hinrikus, Hiie ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Estonia)

Author keywords

EMF effects; Quantitative EEG; Scaling analysis; Spectral analysis; Time variability

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE RADIATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 35348926816     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-007-9069-9     Document Type: Article

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