Digital mobile telephones and interference of ophthalmic equipment

Eye

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-32

  Ang, G S ^a   Lian, P ^a   Ng, W S ^a   Whyte, I ^a   Ong, J M ^b  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell phone; Electromagnetic interference; Mobile telephone

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; MOBILE PHONE; OPHTHALMIC EQUIPMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TONOMETER;

EID: 33846044049     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.eye.6702110     Document Type: Article

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