Electromagnetic fields and cancer: The cost of doing nothing

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Carpenter, David O ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 77951777928     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2010.25.1.75     Document Type: Conference Paper

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