Use of mobile phones and cancer risk

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 403-406

  Ayanda, Olushola S ^a   Baba, Alafara A ^b   Ayanda, Omolola T ^c  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^c Consortium Medical Laboratory ^*  (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Cancer risk; Health; Mobile phones; Radio frequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION INDUCED NEOPLASM; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PROGNOSIS; RADIO WAVES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84864883984     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.1.403     Document Type: Note

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