Open AccessThe effect of electromagnetic radiation due to mobile phone use on thyroid function in medical students studying in a medical college in South India
Author(s) -
Nikita Mary Baby,
George Koshy,
Anil Mathew
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_12_17
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , thyroid disease , thyroid function , thyroid function tests , thyroid nodules , mobile phone , nodule (geology) , physiology , telecommunications , paleontology , computer science , biology
Enormous increase in mobile phone use throughout the world raises widespread concerns about its possible detrimental effect on human health. Radiofrequency waves are emitted by cell phones. They are non-ionising and the effect on the thyroid gland is part of their non thermal effects. The thyroid gland may be particularly vulnerable to this effect because of its normal anatomical position.