Thermal reaction and manual performance during cold exposure while wearing cold-protective clothing

Ergonomics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 141-149

  Nakay, Masatoshtai ^a   Hiharas, Yutakatw ^a   Mazaki, Hinyyaa ^a   Naka, Tadakatsouh ^a   Oshida, Keiichyi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; MANUAL COUNTING TASKS; WORK GLOVES;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; HUMAN ENGINEERING - BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

PERSONNEL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD EXPOSURE; FINGER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANUAL TASK; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVENTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; HUMANS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 0020707172     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140138308963325     Document Type: Article

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