Thermal responses and physiological strain in men wearing impermeable and semipermeable protective clothing in the cold

Ergonomics

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 141-150

  Rissanen, Sirkka ^a   Rintamäki, Hannu ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cold; Discomfort; Performance; Protective clothing; Thermal balance

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; HEAT STORAGE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SKIN; WORK-REST SCHEDULES;

BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; IMPERMEABLE RUBBER SUITS (IP); NUCLEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRAIN; SEMIPERMEABLE CHARCOAL IMPREGNATED SUITS (SP); THERMAL BALANCE; THERMAL RESPONSES;

PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOREGULATION; WORKLOAD;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 1842330330     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401397188260     Document Type: Article

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