Assessment of human exposure to magnetic fields produced by domestic appliances

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 21-27

  Preece, A W ^a   Kaune, W T ^b   Graingert, P ^a   Golding, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EM Factors   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; DOSIMETRY; HOME; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PERSONNEL RADIATION MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION;

EID: 0032958873     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a032659     Document Type: Conference Paper

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