Measurements of electromagnetic fields radiated from communication equipment and of environmental electromagnetic noise: Impact on the use of communication equipment within the hospital

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 581-590

  Adler, David ^a   Margulies, Lyle ^a,b   Mahler, Yona ^a   Israeli, Avi ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b North Seattle Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE;

CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; HOSPITALS; PUBLIC POLICY;

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLICY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 0032215073     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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