Health hazards of mobile phones: An Indian perspective

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 56, Issue NOV., 2008, Pages 893-897

  Kapdi, Mukta ^a   Hoskote, Sumedh S ^a   Joshi, Shashank R ^a  

^a Dr Joshi's Imaging Clinic Mumbai   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; MOBILE PHONE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INDIA; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 55949093772     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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