A non-invasive device to continuously determine heat strain in humans

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 297-307

  Gunga, Hanns Christian ^a   Sandsund, Mariann ^b   Reinertsen, Randi E ^b   Sattler, Frank ^c   Koch, Jochim ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c Architecture of Drägerwerk AG and Co KGaA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Double Sensor; Exercise; Heat stress; Occupational health; Thermal strain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEVICE; DOUBLE SENSOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEAT; HEAT STRESS; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL TEMPERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; REST; SENSOR; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; WORK;

EID: 44649116376     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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