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Impact of heat exposure on workers’ health and safety: a scoping review

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Journal article
Guo X, Nkwopara C, Peters CE, Villeneuve PJ, McLeod CB.
Occup Environ Med. 2026 Jan 21;82(11):563-570. doi: 10.1136/oemed-2025-110281.

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Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, Canada: Extreme hot weather in 2021 compared to 2001-2020

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Journal article
Guo X, Weinberger KR, Tamburic L, Peters CE, McLeod CB.
Scand J Work Environ Health. 2024 Jul 31:4179. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.4179. Online ahead of print.

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Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia, 2001-2020

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Journal article
Weinberger KR, Tamburic L, Peters CE, McLeod CB.
J Occup Environ Med. 2023 Feb 1;65(2):e88-e92. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002761. Epub 2022 Nov 28.

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Heat-related illness among workers in British Columbia

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Research brief
Vancouver, BC: Partnership for Work, Health and Safety; 2022.

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