Radiation exposure and bell’s palsy: A hypothetical association

Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 337-340

  Khateri, M ^a   Cheraghi, S ^a,b   Ghadimi, A ^a   Abdollahi, H ^c  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bell s palsy; Herpes virus; Hypothesis; Mobile phone; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CELL PHONE USE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; POLLUTANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

EID: 85052994400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22517200     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22086/jbpe.v0i0.399     Document Type: Article

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