A review of the suggested wet bulb globe temperature adjustment for encapsulating protective clothing

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 58-61

  Reneau, Paul D ^a   Bishop, Phillip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0030030692     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691015223     Document Type: Article

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