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KMID : 1137820120330020059
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의공학회지
2012 Volume.33 No. 2 p.59 ~ p.64
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Cardio-Pulmonary Effects of RF Fields Emitted from WCDMA Mobile Phones
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Kwon Min-Kyung
Choi Joon-Yul
Choi Jae-Lim
Hang K.H.
Kim S.-K.
Kim Deok-Won
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Abstract
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With rapid increasing usage of smart phones, social concerns have arisen about the possible effects of electromagnetic fields emitted from wideband code division multiple access(WCDMA) mobile phones on human health. The number of people with self-reported electromagnetic hypersensitivity(EHS) who complain of various subjective symptoms such as headache, insomnia etc. has also recently increased. However, it is unclear whether EHS results from physiological or other origins. In this double-blinded study, we investigated physiological changes such as heart rate, respiration rate, and heart rate variability with real and sham exposures for 15 EHS and 17 non-EHS persons using a module inside a dummy phone. Experiment was conducted using a WCDMA module with average power of 24 dBm at 1950 MHz with the specific absorption rate of 1.57 W/kg using a headphone for 32 min. As a conclusion, WCDMA RF exposure did not have any effects on the physiological variables in either group.
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KEYWORD
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Smart phones, EHS, WCDMA, Physiological effects, Double-blinded
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