Effects of cell-phone radiation on the electroencephalographic spectra of epileptic patients

IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 173-179

  Relova, José Luis ^a,b   Pérlega, Sonia ^c   Vilar, José Antonio ^d   López Marlin, Elena ^b   Peleteiro, Manuel ^a,b   Ares Pena, Francisco ^b  

^a Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c Unidad de Epidemiologia Clinica y Bioestadistica   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

biological effects of electromagnetic radiation; brain waves; cellular mobile telephones; electroencephalography; electromagnetic radiation effects; epilepsy; human health and safety; Land mobile ratio cellular systems

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; BRAIN WAVES; CELLULAR MOBILE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION EFFECTS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN HEALTH AND SAFETY; LAND MOBILE RATIO CELLULAR SYSTEMS;

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BRAIN; CELLULAR ARRAYS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MOBILE PHONES; NEURAL NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; TELEPHONE; TELEPHONE SETS; WAVE POWER;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS;

EID: 79952396528     PISSN: 10459243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MAP.2010.5723262     Document Type: Article

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