Awareness of mobile phone hazards among university students in a Malaysian medical school英文文献资料.docVIP

Vol.3, No.7, 406-415 (2011) Health doi:10.4236/health.2011.37068 Awareness of mobile phone hazards among university students in a malaysian medical school Latha Rajendra Kumar*, Kiu Dawn Chii, Lye Chuan Way, Yogeeta Jetly, Veena Rajendaran Faculty of Medicine, Asian Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Bukit Air Nasi, Kedah, Malaysia; *Corresponding Author: latha.rajendrakumar@ Received 6 January 2011; revised 28 January 2011; accepted 30 February 2011. ABSTRACT tion to the standard voice function of a mobile phone, current mobile phones may support many additional ser- vices, and accessories, such as SMS for text messag- ing, email, packet switching for access to the Internet, ga- ming, Bluetooth, infrared, camera with video recorder and MMS for sending and receiving photos and video, MP3 player, radio and GPS. Most current mobile phones connect to a cellular network of base stations (cell sites), which is in turn interconnected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) (the exception is satellite phones). The dependence on the mobile phone is increasingly high.At the same time, this new information and com- munication technology may cause harm. Although there are only a few studies of mobile phone use, it has been suggested that excessive mobile phone use may be associated with health-compromising behaviors, such as smoking or alcohol drinking [1]. Some previous studies of Internet use suggest that excessive Internet use may be associated with subjective distress, loneliness and social isolation [2]. There is concern that microwaves might induce or promote cancer, and the symptoms as- sociated with their use include sleep disturbance, mem- ory problems, headaches, nausea, and dizziness [3]. Changes in the permeability of the blood-brain barrier, electroencephalographicactivity, and blood pressure have also been reported [4]. However, health