Mobile phones and health: Media coverage study of German newspapers on possible adverse health effects of mobile phone use

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-179

  Elvers, Horst Dietrich ^a   Jandrig, Burkhard ^b   Grummich, Kathrin ^c   Tannert, Christof ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Health; Information; Media; Mobile phones; Risk; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MOBILE PHONE; PUBLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 67651100801     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570902784273     Document Type: Article

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