Acute effects of 50 Hz magnetic field exposure on human visual task and cardiovascular performance

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-137

  Whittington, Craig J ^a   Podd, John V ^a   Rapley, Bruce R ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Duration discrimination; Heart rate; Statistical power

Indexed keywords

HEART; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ALTERNATIVE FORCED CHOICE; CONDITION; DURATION DISCRIMINATION; FIELD EXPOSURE; HEART-RATE; HUMAN VISUAL; MAGNETIC-FIELD; PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL POWER; VISUAL TASKS;

BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0030340015     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(1996)17:2<131::AID-BEM7>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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