Transient effect of low-intensity magnetic field on human motor control

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 827-836

  Legros, Alexandre ^a   Gaillot, Philippe ^b   Beuter, Anne ^c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

ELF magnetic field; Postural tremor; Relaxation; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RISK MANAGEMENT; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ELF MAGNETIC FIELD; POSTURAL TREMOR; RELAXATION; WAVELET ANALYSIS;

HUMAN ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; DEVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEISURE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREMOR;

ADULT; BRAIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; POSTURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR;

EID: 33745040274     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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