Health Effects of Mobile Phone Basestations: Human Studies

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Types of Approach • Epidemiological studies – Identifying individual exposure levels is difficult • In-vitro studies – Potential to identify mechanisms • Animal studies – Dose-response relationships – Biological effects – Psychomotor functions – Cognitive functions • Human volunteer studies – long-term effects (e.g., on sleep) – Short-term effects
Summary of Research to date • Many reports and reviews have been published, most concluding that there is little evidence for any adverse health effects that can be attributed to mobile phone base-stations. • Some examples:
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