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ID Number 2129
Study Type Human / Provocation
Model 900 MHz (GSM) exposure to human volunteers at the level of the heart and analysis of cardiac function and ECG
Details

Human volunteers (n = 24) were exposed to 900 MHz (GSM) using a mobile phone handsets hooked to the network and placed in a pocket suspended from the neck and located in the left parasternal area (between the 2nd and 5th intercostal spaces of the anterior chest). The phone was either placed in silent mode or allowed to ring to annouce incoming calls. The authors report no effects of exposure from the phone (either with or without ringing) on ECG measurements, heart rate, or blood pressure.

Findings No Effects
Status Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator Sakarya Research and Educational Hospital,Turkey - atamer2002@yahoo.com
Funding Agency Private/Instit.
Country TURKEY
References
  • Tamer, A et al. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg, (2009) 9:380-384
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