WHO health risk assessment process for static fields

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 355-363

  Van Deventer, T E ^a   Saunders, R ^a   Repacholi, M H ^a  

^a Radiat and Environ Health Unit   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

"Weight of evidence" approach; Health risk assessment; Policy measures; Review criteria; Static fields

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 8844237005     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2004.08.017     Document Type: Conference Paper

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