Electromagnetic fields produced by incubators influence heart rate variability in newborns

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Bellieni, C V ^a,b   Acampa, M ^a   Maffei, M ^a   Maffei, S ^a   Perrone, S ^a   Pinto, I ^a   Stacchini, N ^a   Buonocore, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; MALE; NEWBORN; NOISE; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE;

EID: 47849094010     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2007.132738     Document Type: Article

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