Consultations in primary care for symptoms attributed to electromagnetic fields--a survey among general practitioners.

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Published in BMC Public Health on October 30, 2006

Authors

Anke Huss1, Martin Röösli

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Berne, Finkenhubelweg 11, 3012 Berne, Switzerland. ahuss@ispm.unibe.ch

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