Risk of brain tumors from wireless phone use

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 799-807

  Dubey, Rash Bihari ^a   Hanmandlu, Madasu ^b   Gupta, Suresh Kumar ^c  

^a Apeejay College of Engineering   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^c Vaish College of Engineering ^*  (India)

Author keywords

acoustic neuroma; brain tumors; cell phones; electromagnetic radiations; glioma; meningioma; wireless phones

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; RADIATION EFFECTS; TUMORS;

ACOUSTIC NEUROMAS; BRAIN TUMORS; CELL PHONE; EXPOSURE DURATIONS; GLIOMA; HEALTH EFFECTS; LOW-INTENSITY ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; MENINGIOMAS; POWER LINES; WIRELESS PHONES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

BRAIN TUMOR; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MALE FERTILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENINGIOMA; MOBILE PHONE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 78650486948     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ed9b54     Document Type: Review

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