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Document ID (ISN)27869
CIS number 77-1522
ISSN - Serial title Elektrotechnik und Maschinenbau
Year 1977
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Biegelmeier G.
Title The effects of electric current on humans
Original title Über die Wirkungen des elektrischen Stromes auf den Menschen [in German]
Bibliographic information Mar. 1977, Vol.94, No.3, p.107-118. Illus. 16 ref.
Abstract A historical review of the effects of electrical current in humans is followed by an outline of the present state of research on its cardiac effects. Classification of current strengths, and description of recent studies on resistance of the live human body. The practical implications of this new knowledge for electrical protection are discussed.
Descriptors (primary) electricity; cardiological effects
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; electric current; skin wetness; electrical resistance of body; human experiments; history; electrical safety
Document type -
Subject(s) Electricity
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Electricity
Cardiovascular diseases