Association between Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields from High Voltage Transmission Lines and Neurobehavioral Function in Children

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Huang, Jiongli ^a,b   Tang, Tiantong ^c   Hu, Guocheng ^a   Zheng, Jing ^a   Wang, Yuyu ^a   Wang, Qiang ^d   Su, Jing ^b   Zou, Yunfeng ^b   Peng, Xiaowu ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL RETENTION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84879765061     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067284     Document Type: Article

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