Impact of the medical clothing on the thermal stress of surgeons

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1096-1104

  Zwolinska M ^a   Bogdan, A ^a  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR LABOUR PROTECTION NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Medical clothing; Surgeons' gowns; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

THERMAL INSULATION; THERMAL STRESS;

CLIMATIC CHAMBER; MEDICAL CLOTHING; METABOLIC RATES; OPERATING THEATRE; SKIN TEMPERATURES; SURGEONS' GOWNS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; THERMAL CONDITION;

HOSIERY MANUFACTURE;

ARM; ARTICLE; AUDITORY CANAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE SENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; SCAPULA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURGEON; SURGICAL GOWN; SWEAT; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THIGH; THORAX;

EID: 84863783902     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: 18729126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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