The influence of activewear worn under standard work coveralls on whole-body heat loss

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 652-661

  Stapleton, Jill M ^a   Hardcastle, Stephen G ^b   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activewear; Body heat content; Calorimetry; Clothing; Mining

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CALORIMETRY; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALORIMETRY; CLOTHING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 84856301227     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.616814     Document Type: Article

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