Cell phones and glioma risk: A review of the evidence

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Corle, Courtney ^a   Makale, Milan ^a   Kesari, Santosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MOBILE PHONE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDY DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELLULAR PHONE; CHILD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; RADIO WAVES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK;

EID: 83055188225     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-011-0663-9     Document Type: Review

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