Experimental analysis of the human perception threshold of a DC electric field

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 727-732

  Odagiri Shimizu, H ^a   Shimizu, K ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DC electric field; Detection threshold; Electromagnetic compatibility; Human effect; Safety standard

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; STANDARDS;

HUMAN PERCEPTION THRESHOLD;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; HAIR FOLLICLE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033372880     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02513374     Document Type: Article

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