Calibration and uncertainties in personal exposure measurements of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 652-663

  Bolte, John F B ^a   van der Zande, Gerard ^b   Kamer, Jos ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS AGENCY NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Body shielding; Calibration; Correction factor; Epidemiology; Exposimeter

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING; EXPOSURE METERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AOA (ANGLEOF-ARRIVAL); BODY SHIELDING; CORRECTION FACTORS; EXPOSIMETER; EXPOSURE MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENTS OF; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; RADIOFREQUENCIES; RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; UNCERTAINTY;

CALIBRATION;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

CALIBRATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIO WAVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 80255123504     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20677     Document Type: Article

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