Association between heat stress and occupational injury among Thai workers: Findings of the Thai cohort study

Industrial Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-46

  Tawatsupa, Benjawan ^a,b   Yiengprugsawan, Vasoontara ^b   Kjellstrom, Tord ^b,c   Berecki Gisolf, Janneke ^d   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^e   Sleigh, Adrian ^b  

^a MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Climate change; Heat stress; Occupational injury; Thai Cohort Study; Workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874050258     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2012-0138     Document Type: Article

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