The Past and Future Trends of Heat Stress Based On Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Index in Outdoor Environment of Tehran City, Iran

Background: The workers who are working in the open and warm environments are at risk of health effects of climate and heat changes. It is expected that the risk is increase with global warming. This study aimed to investigate the changes of Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) index in the past and t...

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Main Authors: Majid HABIBI MOHRAZ, Asghar GHAHRI, Mehrdad KARIMI, Farideh GOLBA­BAEI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-08-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/7085