Influence of mobile phone traffic on base station exposure of the general public

Health Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-638

  Joseph, Wout ^a   Verloock, Leen ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; exposure; exposure, radiofrequency; population; safety standards

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIO WAVES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77958515758     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181db264f     Document Type: Article

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