An analysis of differences in the low-frequency electric and magnetic field exposure standards of ICES and ICNIRP

Health Physics

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-80

  Reilly, J Patrick ^a,b,c  

^a Metatec Associates   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Health effects; Radiation, nonionizing; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC HAZARD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIC FIELD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIATION SAFETY; SAFETY; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TISSUE TYPES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC;

EID: 21544444973     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000156958.44580.f0     Document Type: Article

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