Effects of an increased air gap on the in vitro interaction of wireless phones with cardiac pacemakers

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 485-490

  Grant, F Hank ^a,b   Schlegel, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Heart pacemakers; Implantable pacing devices

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; PACEMAKERS; TELEPHONE SETS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

AIR-GAPS; CARDIAC PACEMAKERS; CLINICAL STUDY; HEART PACEMAKER; IMPLANTABLE PACING DEVICE; IN-VITRO; PHONE ANTENNAS; TEST RUNS; VITRO INTERACTIONS; WIRELESS PHONES;

SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; TELEPHONE;

AIR; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 0034295273     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-186X(200010)21:7<485::AID-BEM1>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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