Aging and human cold tolerance

Experimental Aging Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-67

  Young, Andrew J ^a   Lee, Dae Taek ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD TOLERANCE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0030935483     PISSN: 0361073X     EISSN: 10964657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03610739708254026     Document Type: Article

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