Methods of evaluating human exposure to electromagnetic fields radiated from operating base stations in Korea

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 579-582

  Byung, Chan Kim ^a   Choi, Hyung Do ^a   Park, Seong Ook ^b  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compliance; Electromagnetic environment measurement; In situ measurement

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ARBITRARY POSITIONS; COMPLIANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENT MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTS; EXPOSURE LIMITS; FIELD VALUES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MEASUREMENT PROCEDURES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 53049101956     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20416     Document Type: Article

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