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Citation

Martha C, Coulorr M, Souville M, Griffet J. Sante Publique 2006; 18(2): 275-288.

Vernacular Title

Les risques lies a l'usage du telephone portable et leur representation

Affiliation

UPRES EA 3294 Sport, Loisir, Santé, Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de la Méditerranée, 163 avenue de Luminy CP 910, 13288 Marseille, France. cecile.martha@staps.univ-mrs.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, SFSP)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16886550

Abstract

This study analyses how three French daily newspapers (Liberation, Le Monde, Le Figaro) convey information on the risks associated with mobile phone use in the period from 1995 to 2002. Quantitatively, the physical risks inherent to the low-intensity, electro-magnetic waves are most frequently reported, followed by those linked to mobile phone use while driving. "Social" risks, such as those related to noise or uncivil behaviour, are amongst the most rarely communicated. In general, the media present two types of physical risks connected to mobile phone use: the collective ones, which cover the low-intensity electro-magnetic waves which are emitted from the antennas on signal base stations, and the individual ones, which concem the waves produced by the mobile phone itself, and the danger associated with its use by a driver while operating a motor vehicle. Controversy surrounding the current scientific studies and the uncontrollable character of the risks linked to the low-intensity, electro-magnetic waves instill much more fear and debate than around those related to the combination of driving while talking on the telephone. While this latter point is scientifically proven, it is also subjectively under control.


Language: fr

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