Health effects of magnetic fields generated from power lines: new clues for an old puzzle

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 233-237

  Comba, Pietro ^a   Fazzo, Lucia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epidemiological studies; Magnetic fields; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; POWER SUPPLY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 70350347767     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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