Extremely low frequency magnetic fields originating from equipment used for assisted reproduction, umbilical cord and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, transfusion, and hemodialysis

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-73

  Moriyama, Kosei ^a   Sato, Hiroyuki ^b   Tanaka, Kenji ^c   Nakashima, Yoshiyuki ^a   Yoshitomi, Kuniaki ^d  

^a FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Japanese Red Cross Kyushu Block Blood Center   (Japan)

^c HAMANOMACHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amorphous; Dosimetry; Medical devices; Medical technology; Permalloy

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD; CYTOLOGY; DIALYSIS; HEMODIALYZERS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NICKEL ALLOYS; STEM CELLS;

CORD BLOOD STEM CELLS; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; HAEMODIALYSIS; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MEDICAL DEVICES; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELLS; PERMALLOYS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

IRON ALLOYS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CELL SEPARATION; CENTRIFUGE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EQUIPMENT; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELD; FREEZING; HEMODIALYSIS; INCUBATOR; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAGNETIC FIELD; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICROSCOPE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 11144231669     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20071     Document Type: Article

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