Electric fields and currents induced in organs of the human body when exposed to ELF and VLF electromagnetic fields

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1153-1167

  King, Ronold W P ^a   Sandler, Sheldon S ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMAGNETISM; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LINES; RADIO TRANSMITTERS;

ANALYTICAL DETERMINATION; AXIAL CURRENT DENSITY; AXIAL CURRENTS; ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER LINE; INCIDENT FIELDS; MACROSCOPIC FIELDS; TRANSVERSE COMPONENTS;

ELECTRIC LINES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

AVERAGE MACROSCOPIC FIELD; HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES;

EID: 0030243371     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: 1944799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS01313     Document Type: Article

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