Risk perception and public concerns of electromagnetic waves from cellular phones in Korea

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 235-244

  Kim, Kyunghee ^a   Kim, Hae Joon ^a,b   Song, Dae Jong ^a   Cho, Yong Min ^a   Choi, Jae Wook ^a,b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; EMF; Korea; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; CIRCULAR WAVEGUIDES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CELLULAR PHONE; DEPENDENT VARIABLES; FUTURE GENERATIONS; KOREA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; PUBLIC CONCERN; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RISK COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL FACTOR;

RISK PERCEPTION;

ADULT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; PERCEPTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA;

ADULT; CELL PHONES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PERCEPTION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84897439853     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.21836     Document Type: Article

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