Mechanisms of interaction of extremely low frequency electric fields and biological systems

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 301-310

  Foster, K R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE INTERACTION;

EID: 0347589500     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.rpd.a006364     Document Type: Review

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