Dosimetry considerations in the head and retina for extremely low frequency electric fields

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-356

  Taki, M ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a   Wake, K ^b  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAD; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MODEL; RETINA DISEASE; REVIEW; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0346328415     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006371     Document Type: Review

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