Evaluation of biological effects, dosimetric models, and exposure assessment related to ELF electric- and magnetic-field guidelines

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1118-1138

  Kavet, R ^a   Stuchly, M A ^b   Bailey, W H ^c   Bracken, T D ^d  

^a EPRI ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^d T Dan Bracken Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; ELF Electric and Magnetic Fields; Guidelines; Health Effects; Nervous System Effects; Public and Occupational Exposure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC FIELD; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVOKED RESPONSE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MODEL; NERVE STIMULATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION, IONIZING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035674516     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220127412     Document Type: Article

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