The identification of an intensity 'window' on the bioeffects of mobile telephony radiation

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 358-366

  Panagopoulos, Dimitris J ^a   Margaritis, Lukas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

DCS; Distances; GSM; Intensity; Intensity windows; Window effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTRIC FIELD; FEMALE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION FIELD; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELLULAR PHONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; MALE; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77951262914     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09553000903567979     Document Type: Article

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