Thermal responses at three low ambient temperatures: Validation of the duration limited exposure index

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 465-474

  Gavhed, Désirée C E ^a   Holmér, Ingvar ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clothing; Cold; Duration limited exposure; Exercise; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS;

COLD STRESS; DURATION LIMITED EXPOSURE (DLE) INDEX;

ERGONOMICS;

ARTICLE; COLD; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LIMB; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WINTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0032104606     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(97)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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