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Document ID (ISN)47910
CIS number 87-671
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Title Present-day problems relating to the effects of electromagnetic fields on man
Original title Aktuelle Probleme der Einwirkung elektromagnetischer Felder auf den Menschen [in German]
Bibliographic information Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer Verein, Zentrale Dienste, Postfach, 8034 Zürich, Switzerland, 1987. 109p. Illus. 52 ref.
Abstract Proceedings of a conference (5 March 1987, Zürich, Switzerland). Subjects discussed: biological effects of electric and magnetic fields; effects of high-frequency fields; comparison of exposure limits in Switzerland and other countries; magnetic nuclear resonance (MNR) used in medical diagnosis; energy transfer to human tissue during MNR examinations; interference with cardiac pace-makers produced by electromagnetic fields encountered at work.
Descriptors (primary) electric fields; magnetic fields; biological effects; electromagnetic fields
Descriptors (secondary) energy absorption; radiation protection; microwave exposure limits; conference; heat load; permissible levels; radiofrequency radiation
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Radiation
Broad subject area(s) Physical hazards
Browse category(ies) Electromagnetic fields
Electricity