Increased occurence of nuclear cataract in the calf after erection of a mobile phone base station;Vermehrtes Auftreten von nukleärer katarakt beim kalb nach erstellung einer mobilfunkbasisstation

Schweizer Archiv fur Tierheilkunde

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-86

  Hassig M ^a   Jud, F ^a   Spiess, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Calf; Electromagnetic field; Mobile phone base station; Nuclear cataract

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; MOBILE PHONE; RISK FACTOR; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELLULAR PHONE; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84856579520     PISSN: 00367281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0036-7281/a000300     Document Type: Article

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