Study type:
Medical/biological study
(experimental study)
Effects of RF fields emitted from smart phones on cardio-respiratory parameters: a preliminary provocation study
med./bio.
By:
Kwon MK, Nam KC, Lee da S, Jang KH, Kim DW
Published in: 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Boston, MA, USA. IEEE, 2011: pp. 1961-1964; ISBN 978-1-4577-1589-1
Distance between exposed object and exposure source
3 mm
Setup
modules inserted into a dummy phone constructed without metal; dummy phone placed in a headset with earplugs and kept in speaking position next to the test person's left cheek; a piece of wood placed between the phone and the person's cheek for thermal insulation
Korea Health 21 R&D Project (of Ministry of Health, Welfare and Familiy Affairs), Korea
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), Korea
National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea
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