Mobile phone base stations-Effects on wellbeing and health

Pathophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 123-135

  Kundi, Michael ^a   Hutter, Hans Peter ^a  

^a Medical University of Vienna   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cancer; In vitro studies; Microwaves; Mobile phone base station; Performance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 67650704513     PISSN: 09284680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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