Factors influencing personal magnetic field exposure: Preliminary results for power utility and office workers

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 167-171

  Semple, S ^a   Cherrie, J W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETERS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE LEVELS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DOSIMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAGNETIC FIELD; NORMAL HUMAN; OFFICE WORKER; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORK;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032053021     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00017-9     Document Type: Article

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