Effects of extremely low-frequency magnetic field exposure on cognitive functions: Results of a meta-analysis

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 173-179

  Barth, Alfred ^a   Ponocny, Ivo ^b   Ponocny Seliger, Elisabeth ^c   Vana, Norbert ^d   Winker, Robert ^e  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b MODUL UNIVERSITY VIENNA   (Austria)

^c SIGMUND FREUD UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d TU WIEN   (Austria)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; ELF; Human performance; Reaction time

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS; ELF; EXTREMELY LOW FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS; FIELD EXPOSURE; HUMAN PERFORMANCE; META-ANALYSIS; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL POWER;

BRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952074941     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20543     Document Type: Article

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