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between your body and the
source of the RF, since the
exposure level drops off
dramatically with distance.
For example, you could use
a headset and carry the
wireless phone away from
your body or use a wireless
phone connected to a remote
antenna. Again, the scientific
data do not demonstrate that
wireless phones are harmful.
But if you are concerned
about the RF exposure from
these products, you can use
measures like those described
above to reduce your RF
exposure from wireless phone
use.
10. What about children using
wireless phones?
The scientific evidence does
not show a danger to users
of wireless phones, including
children and teenagers. If you
want to take steps to lower
exposure to radiofrequency
energy (RF), the measures
described above would apply
to children and teenagers
using wireless phones.
Reducing the time of wireless
phone use and increasing the
distance between the user
and the RF source will reduce
RF exposure. Some groups
sponsored by other national
governments have advised that
children be discouraged from
using wireless phones at all.
For example, the government
in the United Kingdom
distributed leaflets containing
such a recommendation in
December 2000. They noted
that no evidence exists that
using a wireless phone causes
brain tumors or other ill
effects. Their recommendation
to limit wireless phone use
by children was strictly
precautionary; it was not
based on scientific evidence
that any health hazard exists.