Electromagnetic interference on pacemakers

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 74-78

  Erdogan, Okan ^a  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CAUTERIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXERCISE; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAGNETIC AND ELECTROMAGNETIC EQUIPMENT; MOBILE PHONE; MONITOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PECTORAL MUSCLE; RADIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 3242663280     PISSN: 09726292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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