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Self‐report of Physical Symptoms Associated with Using Mobile Phones and Other Electrical Devices by Leena H. Korpinen; Rauno J. Pääkkönen is a Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology article available to read on EtoBox.

## Abstract The aim of our work was to study the working‐age population's self‐reported physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices. A qualitative method was applied using an open‐ended question in a questionnaire, which included questions about the possible influence of new technical equipment on health. We then created subgroups of respondents for different self‐reported symptoms associated with mobile phones and other electrical devices. The research questions were: (1) how the respondents described physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices and (2) how the answers can be classified into subgroups based on symptoms or devices. We identified the following categories: (1) respondents with different self‐reported symptoms which they associated with using mobile phones (headache, earache, or warmth sensations), (2) respondents who had skin symptoms when they stayed in front of a computer screen, (3) respondents who mentioned physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other electrical devices. Total prevalence of self‐reported physical symptoms associated with using mobile phones and other e

Author

Leena H. Korpinen; Rauno J. Pääkkönen

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0197-8462)

Published

2009

Language

EN

Field

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)