Hypersensitivity to RF fields emitted from CDMA cellular phones: A provocation study

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 641-650

  Nam, Ki Chang ^a   Lee, Ju Hyung ^b   Noh, Hyung Wook ^b   Cha, Eun Jong ^c   Kim, Nam Hyun ^b,d   Kim, Deok Won ^b,d  

^a Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Perception; Provocation study; RF exposure; Subjective symptoms

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; HEART; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

CELLULAR PHONE; CODE-DIVISION MULTIPLE-ACCESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PROVOCATION STUDY; RADIO FREQUENCY FIELDS; RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION; RADIO-FREQUENCY EXPOSURE; SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 73249117383     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20518     Document Type: Article

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