To prevent heat illnesses, a high index of suspicion should be maintained during a heat wave or while using unacclimatized workers in heavy labor. Employers should measure wet bulb globe temperature index (which correlates with deep body temperature) and plan work schedules within permissible thresh
Two factor XI mutations in a Chinese family with factor XI deficiency
โ Scribed by W.Y. Au; J.W. Cheung; C.C.K. Lam; Y.L. Kwong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 132 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0361-8609
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