• DocumentCode
    798374
  • Title

    Research on subjective symptoms and mobile telephony

  • Author

    Lin, James C.

  • Author_Institution
    Illinois Univ., Chicago, IL, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    12/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    50
  • Lastpage
    52
  • Abstract
    In summary, the published laboratory research, to date, on electromagnetic hypersensitivity and subjective symptoms from exposures to cell-phone RF fields are very limited. One study suffered from a single-blind design, and the exposure conditions were not randomized. The other was a carefully executed, double-blind study with randomized exposures. The statistical strength was weakened by a small number of subjects in the study. Nevertheless, the evidence now available suggests that, while the reported hypersensitivity and subjective symptoms may be real, the question whether they are associated with cell-phone use must await more comprehensive studies.
  • Keywords
    biological effects of fields; mobile handsets; cell-phone RF fields; double-blind study; electromagnetic hypersensitivity; mobile telephony; randomized exposures; Base stations; Cellular phones; Costs; Ear; Fatigue; GSM; Human factors; Psychology; Skin; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Microwave Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1527-3342
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MMW.2005.1580329
  • Filename
    1580329