Evaluation of clothing systems to determine heat strain

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 557-562

  Levine, Leslie ^a   Sawka, Michael N ^a   Gonzalez, Richard R ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clothing; Health hazard; Heat stress; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT STRESS; MATERIALS TESTING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STANDARDIZATION; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0031821718     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010730     Document Type: Article

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