Pediatric health effects of chronic exposure to extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields

Current Pediatric Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 234-240

  Ortega Garcia, Juan Antonio ^a   Martin, Marlene ^a   Navarro Camba, Enrique ^b   Garcia Castell, Julia ^c   Soldin, Offie P ^d   Ferrís Tortajada, Josep ^e  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Hospital of Sagunto   (Spain)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental risk; Policies; Power lines

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION HAZARD;

EID: 77954318386     PISSN: 15733963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157339609791317333     Document Type: Article

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