Self-report of physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 431-437

  Korpinen, Leena H ^a   Pääkkönen, Rauno J ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Headache; Mobile phone; Questionnaire study; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CLASSIFIEDS; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; HEADACHE; OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS; PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS; QUALITATIVE METHOD; QUESTIONNAIRE STUDIES; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SYMPTOM; TECHNICAL EQUIPMENTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OTALGIA; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SKIN MANIFESTATION;

EID: 68149099413     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20500     Document Type: Article

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