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Mobile telecommunications and health

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    8 January 2010

About the work and findings of the Government and industry sponsored Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research Programme.

IEGMP report and Government response

The Independent Expert Group on Mobile Phones (IEGMP) published its concluding report, known as the Stewart Report, on 11 May 2000. The report is available on the IEGMP website.

Mobile phones and health leaflet

Advice for members of the public about the health aspects of mobile phones. Published jointly by the DH, the Scottish Executive, the Northern Ireland Executive, and the National Assembly for Wales.

Mobile phone base stations and health

Base stations are radio transmitters and receivers which form an essential link in mobile phone communications. But people who live or work close to them often express concerns about their effects on human health.

The leaflet Mobile Phone Base Stations and Health gives advice about this controversial topic to members of the public.

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