An old issue and a new look: Electromagnetic hypersensitivity caused by radiations emitted by GSM mobile phones

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 435-443

  Mortazavi, S M J ^a,b   Mahbudi, A ^c   Atefi, M ^b   Bagheri, Sh ^b   Bahaedini, N ^b   Besharati, A ^d  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

electromagnetic field; GSM; Hypersensitivity; microwave; mobile phone; provocation study; vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BACKACHE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOBILE PHONE; MONITORING; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BACK PAIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELLULAR PHONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROWAVES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RESPIRATION; VITAL SIGNS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856837704     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/THC-2011-0641     Document Type: Article

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