Assessment of radiofrequency radiation within the vicinity of some gsm base stations in Ghana

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-223

  Deatanyah, P ^a   Amoako, J K ^a   Fletcher, J J ^b   Asiedu, G O ^a   Adjei, D N ^b   Dwapanyin, G O ^b   Amoatey, E A ^b  

^a Ghana Atomic Energy Commission   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 84865558607     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncr474     Document Type: Article

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