A comparison of 60 Hz uniform magnetic and electric induction in the human body

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2319-2329

  Dawson, Trevor W ^a   Caputa, Kris ^a   Stuchly, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BODY DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXCITATION; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 0031456349     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/42/12/001     Document Type: Article

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