Auditory Response to Pulsed Radiofrequency Energy

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 24, Issue SUPPL. 6, 2003, Pages

  Elder, Joe A ^a   Chou, C K ^a  

^a MOTOROLA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory response; Microwave; RF hearing; Thermoelastic

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOELASTICITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTIC ENERGY; AUDITORY RESPONSE; HIGH FREQUENCY ACOUSTICS; LOW-INTENSITY; RADIO FREQUENCY PULSE; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY HEARING; THERMOELASTICS;

AUDITION;

ACOUSTICS; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING; HUMAN; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; SOUND PRESSURE; ULTRASOUND; ANIMAL; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COCHLEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HEARING; HEAT; HUMANS; MICROWAVES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIO WAVES;

EID: 1242269124     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.10163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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