Electric current perception of the general population including children and the elderly

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 215-218

  Leitgeb, N ^a   Schroettner, J ^a   Cech, R ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Electric perception threshold; Electric safety; Electric touch currents; Electrosensitivity; Gender specific differences

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

ELECTRIC PERCEPTION THRESHOLD; ELECTRIC SAFETY; ELECTRIC TOUCH CURRENTS; ELECTROSENSITIVITY; GENDER-SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES;

SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROBABILITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SAFETY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AUSTRIA; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERCEPTION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 25144518598     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900412331291705     Document Type: Article

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