Prediction of the average skin temperature in warm and hot environments

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 52-60

  Mehnert, Peter ^a   Malchaire, Jacques ^b   Kampmann, Bernhard ^d   Piette, Alain ^b   Griefahn, Barbara ^a   Gebhardt, Hansjürgen ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^d Inst fur Arbeitswissenschaften   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Heat stress; Prediction model; Skin temperature; Thermal indices

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RADIATION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REST; ROOM VENTILATION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEADY STATE; SWEATING; VAPOR; VELOCITY; WARMING;

EID: 0034118398     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004210050651     Document Type: Article

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