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Workplace heat stress, health and productivity – an increasing challenge for low and middle-income countries during climate change
BACKGROUND: Global climate change is already increasing the average temperature and direct heat exposure in many places around the world. OBJECTIVES: To assess the potential impact on occupational health and work capacity for people exposed at work to increasing heat due to climate change. DESIGN: A...
Autores principales: | Kjellstrom, Tord, Holmer, Ingvar, Lemke, Bruno |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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CoAction Publishing
2009
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2799237/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20052422 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v2i0.2047 |
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