Modern wireless telecommunication technologies and their electromagnetic compatibility with life-supporting equipment

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1393-1400

  Wallin, Mats K E B ^a,b   Marve, Therese ^b   Hakansson, Peter K ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONICS; ELECTROSURGERY; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; INFUSION PUMP; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; LIGHT; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MONITOR; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUCTION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SWEDEN; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEMETRY; VENTILATOR; X RAY;

EID: 27444440611     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/01.ANE.0000180216.83554.00     Document Type: Article

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