The Assessment of the Thermal Environment. A Review
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The development of methods for the assessment of the thermal environment is traced, and the reasons for the devising of special indices of thermal stress are discussed. The more important of the indices are described, and it is shown that they conform to a restricted number of types. The general trend in their evolution is indicated and some guidance is given in their use.
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- Authors
- Macpherson, R. K.
- Affiliations
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Macpherson, R. K.
- Venue
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 1962-07-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 151-164
- ISSN
- 0007-1072 (ISSN-L)
- 1351-0711
- PMC
- PMC1038191
- OpenAlex
- W2165879052
- Cited by
- 118
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Occupational and Environmental Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Keywords
- thermal environment evaluation, heat stress indices, heat stress, cold stress, thermal comfort, occupational heat exposure
- MeSH terms
- Air Conditioning, Environment, Temperature
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