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Oct, 2020;41 (7): 558-564.

Radiofrequency Exposure in Schools' Environment Reveals Spectrum Characteristics: The Role of Public Information.

Charilaos Tyrakis, Georgios A Gourzoulidis, Yiannis Kiouvrekis, Aris Alexias, Mohammed Alkhorayef, Abdelmoneim Sulieman, Constantin Kappas
Author Information
  1. Charilaos Tyrakis: Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece. ORCID
  2. Georgios A Gourzoulidis: Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
  3. Yiannis Kiouvrekis: Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.
  4. Aris Alexias: Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
  5. Mohammed Alkhorayef: Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
  6. Abdelmoneim Sulieman: Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
  7. Constantin Kappas: Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.
PMID: 32865262 DOI: 10.1002/bem.22286

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Grants

  1. International Scientific Partnership Program ISPP/King Saud University (ISPP 150)

MeSH Term

Environment
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Radiation Exposure
Radio Waves
Schools
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