A follow-up study of electromagnetic interference of cellular phones on electronic medical equipment in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 315-319

  Fung, Hin Tat ^a   Kam, Chak Wah ^a   Yau, Hon Hung ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

PCS cellular phones; Small electronic medical equipment; Spectrum analyser

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; TELEPHONE;

CELLULAR PHONE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS;

EID: 0036739634     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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