| Document ID (ISN) | 20742 |
| CIS number |
74-711 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0096-1736 - Journal of Occupational Medicine |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kloetzel K., De Andrade A.E., Falleiros J., Cota Pacheco J. |
| Title |
Relationship between hypertension and prolonged exposure to heat. |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1973, Vol.15, No.11, p.878-880. Illus. 3 ref. |
| Abstract |
A preliminary study of employees at a metallurgical plant in Brazil revealed that hypertension is strikingly frequent among workers exposed to high levels of heat, unrelated to age, race and salt ingestion factors but related to duration of exposure. The mechanisms responsible for heat-induced hypertension are unknown and require further investigation. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
hypertension; hot workplaces; steelworks; long-term exposure |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Brazil; dose-response relationship; heat load |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Heating, ventilation and climate
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Iron and steel industry
Heat and cold
Cardiovascular diseases
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