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that “some groups sponsored by other national
governments have advised that children be
discouraged from using wireless phones at
all”. For example, the Stewart Report from
the United Kingdom [“UK”] made such a
recommendation in December 2000. In this
report a group of independent experts noted
that no evidence exists that using a cell phone
causes brain tumors or other ill effects. [The
UK’s] recommendation to limit cell phone
use by children was strictly precautionary; it
was not based on scientific evidence that any
health hazard exists. A copy of the UK’s leaflet
is available at http://www.dh.gov.uk (search
“mobile”), or you can write to: NRPB, Chilton,
Didcot, Oxon OX11 ORQ, United Kingdom. Copies
of the UK’s annual reports on mobile phones
and RF are available online at www.iegmp.org.
uk and http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/ (search
“mobile”). Parents who wish to reduce their
children’s RF exposure may choose to restrict
their children’s wireless phone use.
Where can I get further information about RF
emissions?
For further information, see the following
additional resources (websites current as of April
2005):