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EMF electromotive force.
EMF
abbr.
electromotive force

electromotive force (EMF)
[-mō′tiv]
the electric potential, or ability of electric energy to perform work. EMF is usually measured in joules per coulomb, or volts. The higher the voltage, the greater the potential of electric energy. Any device, such as a storage battery, that converts some form of energy into electricity is a source of EMF.

EMF,
EMF,
n the abbreviation for erythrocyte-maturing factor.

EMF
electromotive force.


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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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