Risk factors for heatstroke among Japanese forestry workers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 223-229

  Maeda, Takafumi ^a   Kaneko, Shin Ya ^a   Ohta, Mitsuhiro ^a   Tanaka, Kazuko ^a   Sasaki, Akihiko ^a,b   Fukushima, Tetsuhito ^a  

^a FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Section of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age; Heat stress; Hydration; Obesity; Sweating; Urination; Years of service

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HEAT STRESS; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; INCIDENCE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SUMMER; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; URINARY FREQUENCY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK SCHEDULE;

AGED; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750515046     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.223     Document Type: Article

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