Association between exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields assessed by dosimetry and acute symptoms in children and adolescents: A population based cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Heinrich, Sabine ^a   Thomas, Silke ^a   Heumann, Christian ^b   Von Kries, Rudiger ^b   Radon, Katja ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL IRRITATION; NERVOUSNESS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SCHOOL CHILD; ATTENTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MOBILE PHONE; SELF REPORT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIZZINESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EMOTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; RADIO WAVES; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78649330977     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-9-75     Document Type: Article

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