Nervous system and neuroendocrine effects in long term occupational exposure to microwaves

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 481-489

  Dǎnulescu, Rǎzvan ^a   Goiceanu, Cristian ^a   Dǎnulescu, Eugenia ^a   Reaboiu, Karmenina ^b   Bǎlaceanu, Gheorghe ^a   Borza, Violeta ^a  

^a National Public Health Management and Training School   (Romania)

^b Universitary Hospital CF Ia i   (Romania)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Endocrine system; Microwaves; Peripheral nervous system

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959502757     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2011.068     Document Type: Article

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