Wet-cold exposure and hypothermia: Thermal and metabolic responses to prolonged exercise in rain

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1128-1137

  Thompson, Robert L ^a   Hayward, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

metabolic rate; recreation safety; shivering; temperature regulation

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIVERING; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0029737497     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.3.1128     Document Type: Article

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