Computational exposure assessment of electromagnetic fields generated by an RFID system for mother-newborn identity reconfirmation

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 408-416

  Fiocchi, Serena ^a,b   Parazzini, Marta ^a   Paglialonga, Alessia ^a   Ravazzani, Paolo ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human exposure; ICNIRP compliance; Passive rFID

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID); SPECIFICATIONS;

CONSUMER APPLICATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN EXPOSURES; ICNIRP COMPLIANCE; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; PASSIVE RFID; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY; RADIO-FREQUENCY-IDENTIFICATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE SAFETY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79956268413     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20653     Document Type: Article

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