Measuring personal heat exposure in an urban and rural environment

Environmental Research

Volumn 137, Issue , 2015, Pages 410-418

  Bernhard, Molly C ^a   Kent, Shia T ^a   Sloan, Meagan E ^b   Evans, Mary B ^c   McClure, Leslie A ^a   Gohlke, Julia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat exposure; Occupational heat exposure; Outdoor versus indoor exposure; Personal exposure; Sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT INTENSITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL POPULATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION; WEATHER; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL CLASS; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALABAMA; BODY COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SUNLIGHT; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921488790     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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