Risk Factors for Heatstroke among Japanese Forestry Workers
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Risk factors for heatstroke among Japanese forestry workers.
We examined the risk factors for heatstroke among forestry workers in Japan during the summer. We distributed a questionnaire to 124 forestry workers to determine heatstroke symptoms, degree of sweating and hydration, as well as perceived hotness and amount of sunlight at work sites. Forty of the workers (32.3%) reported experiencing heatstroke symptoms. Thirteen and 21 of them reported such sy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Occupational Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1341-9145,1348-9585
DOI: 10.1539/joh.48.223