“Hands-free” mobile phones may be safer than the rest
BMJ 2000; 321 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.321.7259.468 (Published 19 August 2000) Cite this as: BMJ 2000;321:468All rapid responses
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It is needless to say that if one uses cell phones during driving, it
could be fatal. We dont need studies for this.
Dr Krishna Raman
Physician,
Chennai,
India
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Whether hands free mobile phones are safer will seem rather
irrelevant I suspect to the relatives of Bruce Burford, who was killed by
a van driver distracted by his mobile phone.
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Effect on reproductive organs?
I'd like to know more about the radiation effect, if it exists, on
reproductive organs when the phone is hanging from a waist belt while the
earpiece is in use.
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