Hypothesis on how to measure electromagnetic hypersensitivity

Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 281-290

  Tuengler, Andreas ^a   Von Klitzing, Lebrecht ^b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Institute of Environmental Physics   (Germany)

Author keywords

Athermal effects; Heart rate variability; Hypersensitivity to electromagnetic fields; Radiofrequency; Time series analysis

Indexed keywords

ATHERMAL EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMF EXPOSURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HEART; MICROCIRCULATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84883142493     PISSN: 15368378     EISSN: 15368386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15368378.2012.712586     Document Type: Article

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