PREDICTOL®: A computer program to determine the thermophysiological duration limited exposures in various climatic conditions

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-228

  Besnard, Yves ^a   Launay, Jean Claude ^a   Guinet Lebreton, Angélique ^a   Savourey, Gustave ^a  

^a Pole Tolerance Climatique Vetement   (France)

Author keywords

Climatic conditions; Computer program; Duration limited exposure; Thermal human tolerance; Thermophysiology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COLD CLIMATES; DURATION LIMITED EXPOSURES (DLE);

CLIMATE CHANGE; CORRELATION METHODS; EDUCATION; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STANDARDS; VAPORS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EXPOSURE; THERMOGENESIS; WATER VAPOR; WIND; COLD CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEVER; HEAT; HYPOTHERMIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THERMOREGULATION; TIME;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLIMATE; COLD CLIMATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEVER; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SOFTWARE; THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 6344226227     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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