Heat strain and hydration status of surface mine blast crew workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-414

  Hunt, Andrew P ^a   Parker, Anthony W ^a   Stewart, Ian B ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CORE TEMPERATURE; CREW MEMBER; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SURFACE MINING; URINE; WORK SCHEDULE; AUSTRALIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RELATIVE DENSITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

EID: 84898602371     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000114     Document Type: Article

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