Summary and evaluation of guidelines for occupational exposure to power frequency electric and magnetic fields

Health Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-453

  Bailey, William H ^a,b   Su, Steave H ^a   Bracken, T Dan ^c   Kavet, Robert ^d  

^a Bailey Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c T Dan Bracken Incorporated   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Exposure; Nonionizing; Occupational; Radiation; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SAFETY;

EID: 0030790077     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199709000-00002     Document Type: Review

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