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Guidelines for limiting exposure to time-varying electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields (up to 300 GHz). guideline

By: ICNIRP

Published in: Health Phys 1998; 74 (4): 494-522

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Summary

The main objective of this publication is to establish guidelines for limiting electromagnetic field exposure that will provide protection against known adverse health effects.
A general review is given for following issues: epidemiological and experimental biological medical studies (cancer risk, childhood leukaemia, reproductive outcome)

General information

Publishing organization: International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

Origin: international

Publication type: guideline

Scope: international

Pertains: general public, occupationally exposed persons

Date of publication: 4/1/98

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