Patterns in wireless phone estimation data from a cross-sectional survey: What are the implications for epidemiology?

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Redmayne, Mary ^a   Smith, Euan ^a   Abramson, Michael J ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; RECALL; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; TEXT MESSAGING; URBAN AREA; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84866433170     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000887     Document Type: Article

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