Measurement and analysis of radiofrequency radiations from some mobile phone base stations in Ghana

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-260

  Amoako, Joe K ^a   Fletcher, J J ^b   Darko, E O ^a  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GHANA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SAFETY; RADIOFREQUENCY;

CELLULAR PHONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GHANA; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 68249152166     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncp115     Document Type: Article

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