Health issues related to the use of hand-held radiotelephones and base transmitters

Health Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 587-593

  Repacholi, M H ^a   Grandolfo, M ^a   Ahlbom, A ^a   Bergqvist, U ^a   Bernhardt, J H ^a   Cesarini J P ^a   Court, L A ^a   McKinlay, A F ^a   Sliney, D H ^a   Stolwijk, J A J ^a   Swicord, M L ^a   Szabo, L D ^a   Tenforde, T S ^a   Jammet, H P ^a   Matthes, R ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEPHONE;

GUIDELINES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 9044222482     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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