Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Exposure to Mobile Phones Before and After Birth Linked to Kids' Behavioral Problems

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101206201242.htm

ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2010) — Pregnant mums who regularly use mobile phones may be more likely to have kids with behavioural problems, particularly if those children start using mobile phones early themselves, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

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Children in both groups exposed to mobile phones before and after birth were 50% more likely to have behavioural problems, after taking account of a wide range of influential factors.

Those exposed to mobile phones before birth only were 40% more likely to have behavioural problems, while those with no prenatal exposure but with access to them by the age of 7 were 20% more likely to exhibit abnormal behaviours.

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