Role of dehydration in heat stress-induced variations in mental performance

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 15-17

  Gopinathan, P M ^a   Pichan, G ^a   Sharma, V M ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENT; HEART RATE; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOUTH TEMPERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLDIER;

ADULT; DEHYDRATION; HEAT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; STRESS; TRAIL MAKING TEST;

EID: 0023907971     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1988.9934367     Document Type: Article

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