Dehydration and serum electrolyte changes in south african gold miners with heat disorders

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 225-239

  Shearer Afom, Stuart Bs Msc ^a,b  

^a GOLD FIELDS LIMITED   (South Africa)

^b AMARC Occupational Health and Safety Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acclimatization; electrolyte inbalance; heat stress; hemoconcentration; mining exposure

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; HEAT STRESS; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINER; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BLOOD PROTEINS; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTES; FLUID THERAPY; GOLD; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MINING; MUSCLE CRAMP; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0025211838     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.4700170207     Document Type: Article

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