Acute effects of electromagnetic fields emitted by GSM mobile phones on subjective well-being and physiological reactions: A meta-analysis

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 424, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-15

  Augner, Christoph ^b   Gnambs, Timo ^c   Winker, Robert ^d   Barth, Alfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Mobile phones; Short term exposure; Symptoms; Well being

Indexed keywords

HEART RATE VARIABILITY; LITERATURE SEARCH; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; META-ANALYSIS; OBJECTIVE PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS; POTENTIAL EFFECTS; RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS; SUBJECTIVE SYMPTOMS; SYMPTOMS; WELL-BEING;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MOBILE COMMUNICATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SYMPTOM;

DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SKIN IRRITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIO WAVES; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859776782     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.02.034     Document Type: Review

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