Non-specific physical symptoms in relation to actual and perceived proximity to mobile phone base stations and powerlines

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Baliatsas, Christos ^a,b   Van Kamp, Irene ^b   Kelfkens, Gert ^b   Schipper, Maarten ^b   Bolte, John ^b   Yzermans, Joris ^c   Lebret, Erik ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957648072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-421     Document Type: Article

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