Patient safety and electromagnetic protection: A review

Health Physics

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 530-541

  Carranza, Noemí ^a   Febles, Víctor ^b   Hernández, José A ^b   Bardasano, José L ^c   Monteagudo, José L ^a   Fernández De Aldecoa, José C ^b   Ramos, Victoria ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

environmental; exposure; monitoring; occupational; radiofrequency; safety standards

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LOCAL AREA NETWORK; MOBILE PHONE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REVIEW; SAFETY; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

CELLULAR PHONE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RADIATION PROTECTION; SAFETY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79954999172     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181f0cad5     Document Type: Review

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