Opportunities and challenges for personal heat exposure research

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2017, Pages

  Kuras, Evan R ^a,b   Richardson, Molly B ^c   Calkins, Miriam M ^d   Ebi, Kristie L ^d   Hess, Jeremy J ^d   Kintziger, Kristina W ^e   Jagger, Meredith A ^f   Middel, Ariane ^g   Scott, Anna A ^h   Spector, June T ^d   Uejio, Christopher K ⁱ   Vanos, Jennifer K ^j   Zaitchik, Benjamin F ^g   Gohlke, Julia M ^c   Hondula, David M ^a,g  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY   (United States)

^g ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; METABOLIC RATE; MORTALITY RATE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE STRESS; THERMAL EXPOSURE; TISSUE INJURY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEAT; RESEARCH;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85027702156     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/EHP556     Document Type: Article

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