The effect of GSM and TETRA mobile handset signals on blood pressure, catechol levels and heart rate variability

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 433-438

  Barker, Anthony T ^a   Jackson, Peter R ^b   Parry, Helen ^a   Coulton, Leslie A ^c   Cook, Greg G ^b   Wood, Steven M ^a  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular; Double blind; Electromagnetic radiation; Health effects; Mobile phone

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HEART; PHENOLS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIO TRANSMISSION; RADIO WAVES;

CARDIOVASCULAR; DOUBLE BLIND; EXPOSED TO; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOBILE HANDSETS; MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS; SIGNAL-ON;

BLOOD PRESSURE;

CATECHOL; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MOBILE PHONE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TELECOMMUNICATION; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RATE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLS; CELLULAR PHONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 36048984985     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20333     Document Type: Article

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