Electrophysiological considerations relevant to the limiting of pulsed electric and magnetic fields

Health Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 408-417

  Jokela, Kari ^a  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

electromagnetic fields; health effects; radiation, non ionizing; radiofrequency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAFETY;

MUS;

EID: 0031019709     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-199703000-00008     Document Type: Article

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