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Research Article

Adverse effects of 900, 1800 and 2100 MHz radiofrequency radiation emitted from mobile phones on bone and skeletal muscle

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Pages 12-20 | Received 20 Oct 2022, Accepted 04 Feb 2023, Published online: 16 Feb 2023

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