Effects of a novel ice-cooling technique on work in protective clothing at 28°C, 23°C, and 18°C WBGTs

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 96-104

  Muir, Ian H ^a   Bishop, Phillip A ^a   Ray, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; HEART RATE; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; WORK; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0033048677     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028899908984427     Document Type: Article

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