Comparative health risk assessment of electromagnetic fields

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 161, Issue 9-10, 2011, Pages 251-262

  Leitgeb, Norbert ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carcinogenicity; Evidence; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AWARENESS; CARCINOGENICITY TESTS; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, RADIATION-INDUCED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PUBLIC OPINION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79960061732     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: 1563258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10354-011-0884-8     Document Type: Article

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