Evaluation of mean skin temperature formulas by infrared thermography

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 68-75

  Choi, J K ^a   Miki, K ^b   Sagawa, S ^b   Shiraki, K ^b  

^a Kosin University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Mean skin temperature; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICS; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031266453     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050056     Document Type: Article

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