Simulation of pulsed ELF magnetic fields generated by GSM mobile phone handsets for human electromagnetic bioeffects research

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 235-242

  Perentos, N ^a,b   Iskra, S ^b   McKenzie, R J ^b   Cosic, I ^a,b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research (ACRBR)   (Australia)

Author keywords

EEG; ELF; GSM; Handset; Magnetic field

Indexed keywords

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ELF MAGNETIC FIELDS; EXPOSURE SOURCES; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCIES; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILES; HANDSET; HANDSET DEVICE; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RF CHARACTERISTICS;

TELEPHONE SETS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOBILE PHONE; PROVOCATION TEST; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SIMULATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 54449101124     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03179350     Document Type: Article

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