A comparison of important international and national standards for limiting exposure to EMF including the scientific rationale

Health Physics

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 635-641

  Roy, Colin R ^a   Martin, Lindsay J ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AGENCY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exposure, radiation; Exposure, radiofrequency; Radiation, nonionizing; Safety standards

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SCIENCE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; VISION;

BODY BURDEN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE, EASTERN; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING;

EID: 34248387330     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000248111.57701.27     Document Type: Conference Paper

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