Influence of information about Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) upon customers' purchase decisions and safety evaluation of mobile phones

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-144

  Wiedemann, Peter M ^a   Schütz, Holger ^a   Clauberg, Martin ^b,c,d  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b University of Tennessee   (United States)

^c Dr Clauberg Consulting   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Perception of risk; Precaution; Radio frequency electromagnetic fields; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ENGINEERING; SALES;

ANALYSIS/DESIGN; BUYING DECISIONS; CONJOINT ANALYSIS; DECISION EVALUATIONS; PERCEPTIONS OF RISKS; PRECAUTION; PURCHASE DECISION; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; SAFETY EVALUATIONS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MARKETING; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

EID: 38949129778     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20371     Document Type: Article

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