Physiological significance of 3-h bright and dim light exposure prior to taking a bath for core and forehead skin temperatures and heart rate during 1-h bathing of 38.5°C

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 353-357

  Ishimoto, A ^a   Kim, H E ^b   Rutkowska, D ^c   Tanaka, S ^d   Tokura, H ^d  

^a SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^c POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bright light; Core temperature; Dim light; Forehead skin temperature; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032438246     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(98)00025-4     Document Type: Article

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