Heat-related thermal sensation, comfort and symptoms in a northern population: The National FINRISK 2007 study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 620-626

  Näyhä, Simo ^a,b   Rintamäki, Hannu ^a,b   Donaldson, Gavin ^c   Hassi, Juhani ^a   Jousilahti, Pekka ^d   Laatikainen, Tiina ^d,e,f   Jaakkola, Jouni J K ^a,g   Ikäheimo, Tiina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f North Karelia Hospital   (Finland)

^g OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAT; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERATURE SENSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 84905053154     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckt159     Document Type: Article

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