Electric fan use in heat waves: Turn on or turn off?

Affiliations

¹ School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa , 200 Lees Ave , Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada ; Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.
² Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , H110, 75 East St , Lidcombe, NSW 2141; Charles Perkins Center, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.

Comment

Nicholas M Ravanelli et al. Temperature (Austin). 2016.

. 2016 Jul 19;3(3):358-360.

doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211073. eCollection 2016.

¹ School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa , 200 Lees Ave , Ottawa K1N 6N5, Canada ; Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.
² Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney , H110, 75 East St , Lidcombe, NSW 2141; Charles Perkins Center, University of Sydney , NSW, Australia.

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Electric fan use during heat waves: Turn off for the elderly?
Gagnon D, Crandall CG. Gagnon D, et al. Temperature (Austin). 2017 Feb 16;4(2):104-106. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2017.1295833. eCollection 2017. Temperature (Austin). 2017. PMID: 28680921 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Heart rate and body temperature responses to extreme heat and humidity with and without electric fans.
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