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Effects of mobile phone emissions on human brain activity and sleep variables

D. L. Hamblin School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
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A. W. Wood School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Pages 659-669 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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