Measurement of the individual exposure to 50 and 16 2/3 Hz magnetic fields within the Bavarian population

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 323-332

  Brix, Jutta ^a   Wettemann, H ^a   Scheel, O ^a   Feiner, F ^a   Matthes, R ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

24 hour public exposure; Distribution of exposure; ELF; Exposure limits

Indexed keywords

IONIZING RADIATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RAILROADS;

24-HOUR PUBLIC EXPOSURE; BAVARIANS; DISTRIBUTION OF EXPOSURE; ELF; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FLUX DENSITIES; INDIVIDUAL EXPOSURES; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MEASUREMENTS OF; PUBLIC EXPOSURE;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAGNETISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MAGNETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035405819     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.57     Document Type: Article

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