Physical effects of negative air ions in a wet sauna

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 107-112

  Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Noro, Hiroshi ^a   Ohtsuka, Yoshinori ^a   Mano, Yukio ^a   Agishi, Yuko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Cardiovascular function; Negative ion; Sauna; Sweat production

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAUNA; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING;

ADULT; AIR IONIZATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STEAM BATH; SWEATING;

EID: 0031115227     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050028     Document Type: Article

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