EMF exposure assessment in the finnish garment industry: Evaluation of proposed EMF exposure metrics

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-67

  Hansen, Norman H ^a   Sobel, Eugene ^b   Davanipour, Zoreh ^b   Gillette, Lynne M ^c   Niiranen, Juha ^d   Wilson, Bary W ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Electromagnetic fields; Neurodegenerative disease; Occupational exposure; Research design

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES;

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; EXPOSURE METRICS; FINNISH; GARMENT INDUSTRIES; HEALTH EFFECTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH DESIGNS; RISK FACTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ALGORITHMS; CLOTHING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0033630504     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-186X(200001)21:1<57::AID-BEM9>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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