Exposure to electromagnetic fields from laptop use of "laptop" computers

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-36

  Bellieni, C V ^a   Pinto, I ^b   Bogi, A ^b   Zoppetti, N ^c   Andreuccetti, D ^c   Buonocore, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Prevention Department Physical Agents Laboratory   (Italy)

^c IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic; Exposure; Laptop; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMPUTER; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIELD EMISSION; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SAFETY; ALGORITHM; BODY POSTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FETUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; RADIATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; RADIATION, NONIONIZING;

EID: 84859742021     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.564232     Document Type: Article

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