Climate change impact on microclimate of work environment related to occupational health and productivity

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 338-342

  Marchetti, Enrico ^a   Capone, Pasquale ^a   Freda, Daniela ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Climate change; Heat stress disorders; Hot temperature; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRODUCTIVITY; THERMOREGULATION; TRENDS; WORKPLACE;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84988843581     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4415/ANN_16_03_05     Document Type: Article

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