Cellular phones: To talk or not to talk

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 476-477

  Munshi, Anusheel ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular; phones; tumours

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; GLIOMA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MOBILE PHONE; PAROTID GLAND TUMOR; REVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS;

EID: 84856414718     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.92025     Document Type: Review

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