Electromagnetic field effects and mechanisms

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 50-56

  Foster, Kenneth R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOPHYSICS; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER EFFECTS; ELECTRICAL RESONANCE; EXPOSURE STANDARDS; FREE RADICAL EFFECTS; MICROWAVE AUDITORY EFFECT; NONIONIZING RADIATION; RADIOFREQUENCIES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FREQUENCIES; GAMMA RAYS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION; STANDARDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW;

EID: 0030199912     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/51.511982     Document Type: Review

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