Subjective symptoms, sleeping problems, and cognitive performance in subjects living near mobile phone base stations

Subjective symptoms, sleeping problems, and cognitive performance in subjects living near mobile phone base stations.

BACKGROUND The erection of mobile telephone base stations in inhabited areas has raised concerns about possible health effects caused by emitted microwaves. METHODS In a cross-sectional study of randomly selected inhabitants living in urban and rural areas for more than one year near to 10 selected base stations, 365 subjects were investigated. Several cognitive tests were performed, and well...

Subjective Symptoms Related to GSM Radiation from Mobile Phone Base Stations: a cross-sectional study

Subjective complaints of people living near mobile phone base stations in Poland.

OBJECTIVES The aim of our study was to assess the health conditions and subjective symptoms of the inhabitants living in the base stations vicinity and to analyse the relationship between the complaints and level of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF). MATERIALS AND METHODS Our study was performed in housing estates located in five regions of Łódź. The electric field measurements were pe...

Safety Issues of Mobile Phone Base Stations

Subjective Neurological Symptoms Among Mobile Phone Users

Background: A lot of investigations exist on the biological effects of radiofrequency and microwave radiation however only a few studies have considered non-carcinogenic exposure to radiations specifically from mobile phones. Objectives: To introduce some subjective neurological symptoms in mobile phone users. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from March...