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Mobile phones and hearing - A review

Polish Journal of Medical Physics and Engineering
Volume 15 (2009): Issue 3 (September 2009)
By: Preethi Lakshmanagowda,  Sanjay Supe,  Lokesh Viswanath and  Sathish Kunjar  
Open Access
|Sep 2010

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10013-009-0016-6 | Journal eISSN: 1898-0309 | Journal ISSN: 1425-4689
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Language: English
Page range: 161 - 175
Published on: Sep 22, 2010
Published by: Polish Society of Medical Physics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
mobile phones,
ear,
energy deposition,
potential adverse effects,
hearing system,
replication study
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Biomedical engineering,
Physics,
Technical and applied physics,
Medical physics

© 2010 Preethi Lakshmanagowda, Sanjay Supe, Lokesh Viswanath, Sathish Kunjar, published by Polish Society of Medical Physics
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Volume 15 (2009): Issue 3 (September 2009)