ID Number		158
Study Type		Epidemiology
Model		900 MHz (GSM) exposure to humans and analysis of headache
Details		Human subjects (n=40) responded to a notice for volunteers posted in a major medical journal in 1996. Respondants were administered a questioneer concerning subjective disorders. They described acute sensations of heat or headaches in the occipital-temporal regions of the head, mainly occuring during the call, and sometimes later that day. The symptoms disappeared shortly after cellular telephone use. 16 individuals suffered symptoms every time they used the phone. At least one office had a clustering of respondants who were symptomatic. Of the complaintants, 75% were users of digital phones. Some had complaints of pain at the waist (for belt worn units).
Findings		Effects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		Private Consultant in Occup'l Medicine, Australia - bruhoc@connexus.apana.org.au
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		AUSTRALIA
References		Hocking, B Occup. Med. (Oxf), (1998) 48:357-360 Hocking, B Internal medicine journal., (2003) 33:235-236
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