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Adaptation to discomfort in personal protective devices: an example with safety helmets

JOHN D. A. ABEYSEKERA Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleȧ University, Luleȧ, S-951 87, Sweden
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HOUSHANG SHAHNAVAZ Department of Human Work Sciences, Luleȧ University, Luleȧ, S-951 87, Sweden
Pages 137-145 | Received 27 Jan 1989, Accepted 07 Aug 1989, Published online: 28 Mar 2007

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Paul Brühwiler. (2008) Radiant heat transfer of bicycle helmets and visors. Journal of Sports Sciences 26:10, pages 1025-1031.
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Jeong-Wha Choi & Joon-Hee Park. (2007) Physiological Responses of Wearing Safety Helmet with Cooling Pack in Hot Environment. Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles 31:6, pages 955-965.
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Kevin A. Creswell, Darrell M. Toma, Scott D. Brisbin & John R. Reddon. (2016) Superiority of Clear-Visor Safety Hat to Opaque-Visor Hat: An Evaluation of Upper Visual-Field Obstruction. Perceptual and Motor Skills 79:3_suppl, pages 1535-1538.
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