Long-term exposure to mobile communication radiation: An analysis of time-variability of electric field level in GSM900 downlink channels

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-173

  Miclaus, Simona ^a   Bechet, Paul ^a   Gheorghevici, Marius ^b  

^a Land Forces Academy   (Romania)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; TIME; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIO WAVES; TIME FACTORS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84875787829     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: 17423406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncs169     Document Type: Article

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