Assessment of Occupational Heat Stress-Related Illness and Associated Factors among Workers in Secondary Aluminium Production Factory and Water Bottling Factory around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2003-12-10
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Addis Ababa university
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Heat-related illness is commonly observed among workers who are engaged in metal industries; it is aggravated by climate change. The effect of heat stress on workers’ health has not been adequately studied in Ethiopia
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heat stress, heat-related illness, WBGT, MICROTHERM, comparative