Is driving in a hot vehicle safe?

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 250-257

  Lenzuni, Paolo ^a   Capone, Pasquale ^b   Freda, Daniela ^b   Del Gaudio, Michele ^c  

^a Florence Research Unit   (Italy)

^b Epidemiology and Hygiene   (Italy)

^c Dip di Avellino   (Italy)

Author keywords

Core temperature; Driving; Heat stress; Performance

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVER; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVOLUTION; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HEAT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; THERMOREGULATION;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84904288684     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.922222     Document Type: Article

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