The effects of 884 MHz GSM wireless communication signals on headache and other symptoms: An experimental provocation study

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 185-196

  Hillert, Lena ^a,b,i   Åkerstedt, Torbjörn ^c   Lowden, Arne ^c   Wiholm, Clairy ^d,e   Kuster, Niels ^f   Ebert, Sven ^f   Boutry, Clementine ^f   Moffat, Scott Douglas ^d,g   Berg, Mats ^h   Arnetz, Bengt Birger ^d,e  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Centre of Public Health   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ Norrbacka   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Mobile phones; Radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PHYSIOLOGY;

EXPOSURE PERIOD; HEALTH EFFECTS; MOBILE PHONE USE; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY FIELD EXPOSURES; SIGNAL-ON; STUDY GROUPS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SIGNALS;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FACE EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEADACHE; HEARING DISORDER; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOBILE PHONE; NAUSEA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; PRURITUS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SHAM PROCEDURE; SKIN PAIN; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN TINGLING; STRESS; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 41149177971     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20379     Document Type: Article

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