Biological Effects of Low-Level Low-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 243-249

  Polk, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; HEALTH CARE - EPIDEMIOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RISK STUDIES - ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; ELF ELECTRIC/MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026205302     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: 15579638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/13.85082     Document Type: Article

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