Modeling the electromagnetic response of hearing aids to digital wireless phones

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 347-357

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

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODULATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; TELEPHONE HEARING AIDS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ACOUSTIC INTERFERENCE; DIGITAL WIRELESS PHONES; INPUT REFERENCED INTERFERENCE LEVEL; OVERALL INPUT REFERENCED INTERFERENCE LEVEL; SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 0034313137     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.902304     Document Type: Article

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