Late Lessons from Early Warnings: Towards realism and precaution with EMF?

Pathophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 217-231

  Gee, David ^a  

^a EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

EMF; Late lessons; Precautionary principle, Evaluating evidence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 67650649687     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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