Scientific panel on electromagnetic field health risks: Consensus points, recommendations, and rationales

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-317

  Fragopoulou, Adamantia ^a   Grigoriev, Yuri ^b   Johansson, Olle ^c,g   Margaritis, Lukas H ^a,g   Morgan, Lloyd ^d   Richter, Elihu ^e   Sage, Cindy ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Russian National Committee on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection   (Russian Federation)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d Bioelectromagnetics Society   (United States)

^e HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^f Sage Associates Inc   (United States)

^g KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

EMF; Long term effects; Non ionizing radiation; Non thermal effects; Public exposure guidelines; Public health; Radiofrequency; Wireless telecommunications technology

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIO WAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79551568403     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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