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RF exposure is now prominently in the public eye as a result of the rapid growth of cellular communication devices. The scientific and public debate over electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure from power lines and household sources has led to increased public concern, and skepticism among some scientists that research on RF exposures may be unable to provide clear answers. But the epidemiologic study of RF exposures differs from the epidemiologic study of EMF in several important respects. For hand-heldportable cellular telephone users in particular, these differences are crucial: the exposure is concentrated at one side of the head, and the user’s exposure is recorded by both billing companies and in the user’s memory. These differences favor reaching a clearer answer with regard to possible effects of RF exposure, and especially exposure from cellular telephones, than has been reached in EMF research.
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Rothman, K.J. (2002). State of the Science in RF Epidemiology. In: Carlo, G.L., Supley, M., Hersemann, S.E., Thibodeau, P. (eds) Wireless Phones and Health. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46899-9_16
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