Letter to the Editor: Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields and Possible Cancer Risk: Photochemical Aspects 

Authors

  • Sergei V. Jargin Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, 117198 Moscow, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12970/2308-8044.2020.08.10

Keywords:

Photochemistry, radicals, reactive oxygen species, wireless technology, neuroimaging, electromagnetic fields.

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