Occupational heat illness in Washington state, 1995-2005

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 940-950

  Bonauto, David ^a   Anderson, Robert ^a   Rauser, Edmund ^a   Burke, Brian ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^b Cascade Occupational Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Heat stroke; Heat related illness; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; RISK FACTORS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 36549077662     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20517     Document Type: Article

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