A new environmental heat stress index for indoor hot and humid environments based on Cox regression

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2472-2479

  Liang, Chuanzhi ^a   Zheng, Guozhong ^a   Zhu, Neng ^a   Tian, Zhe ^a   Lu, Shilei ^a   Chen, Ying ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cox regression; Equivalent temperature; Hot and humid environment; Safe working time; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

COX REGRESSION; EQUIVALENT TEMPERATURE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WORKING TIME;

HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THERMAL STRESS;

HOT WORKING;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 79960908281     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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