Electronic article surveillance systems and interactions with implantable cardiac devices: Risk of adverse interactions in public and commercial spaces

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 318-322

  Gimbel, J Rod ^a,c   Cox Jr , James W ^b  

^a Parkwest Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c East Tennessee Heart Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONIC ARTICLE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 33847371983     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/82.3.318     Document Type: Article

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