Effects of fire fighting uniform (modern, modified modern, and traditional) design changes on exercise duration in New York City firefighters

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1104-1115

  Malley, K S ^a   Goldstein, A M ^b   Aldrich, T K ^b   Kelly, K J ^a   Weiden, M ^a   Coplan, N ^a   Karwa, M L ^b   Prezant, David J ^a,b,c  

^a Government of New york   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STRESS;

EID: 0032763185     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199912000-00015     Document Type: Article

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