Physiological effects of thermal stress on aviators flying a UH-60 helicopter simulator

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 298-303

  Reardon, Matthew ^a   Fraser, Beth ^a   Omer, Julia ^a  

^a U States Army Aeromedical Res Lab   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SWEATING;

EID: 0031957846     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.5.298     Document Type: Article

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