Exposure to mobile telecommunication networks assessed using personal dosimetry and well-being in children and adolescents: the German MobilEe-study

Table 1 Questionnaire instruments

Outcome	Measuring instrument
Acute symptoms	Typical symptoms mentioned in the context of exposure to mobile phone frequencies, answers following the German "Zerssen complaint list" [23]
Chronic symptoms	Following the questions of the HBSC-study (Health Behaviour in School-aged Children) [24]
Mental health	German version of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [25–27]
Potential confounding variables
Sociodemographic data	Questionnaire of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents [28]
Environmental worry	Short form of the environmental worry scale [29, 30]
Exposure
Objective exposure	Measurement using personal dosimetry
Subjective exposure	Questionnaire of the annual survey of the infas from 2003 [31]

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