Working in moderate cold: A possible risk to health

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 36-44

  Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Mehnert, Peter ^a   Brode, Peter ^a   Forsthoff, Alfons ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Food industry; Health disorders; Thermal sensation; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRONCHITIS; COLD EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031036867     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.36     Document Type: Article

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