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emf: see electromotive force electromotive force, abbr. emf, difference in electric potential, or voltage, between the terminals of a source of electricity, e.g., a battery from which no current is being drawn. When current is drawn, the potential difference drops below the emf value.
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EMF

(1) (ElectroMagnetic Field) See electromagnetic radiation.

(2) (Enhanced MetaFile) See Windows metafile.


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The precautionary principle and risk perception: experimental studies in the EMF area.
It found that the 20,400 Stockholm-area women who developed breast cancer over a 23-year period had no higher EMF exposures than did 116,000 cancerfree women from that region.
reports have concluded that limited evidence exists for an association between EMF (electromotive force) exposure and increased leukemia risk but that when all the scientific evidence is considered, the link between EMF exposure and cancer is weak.
 
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