Evaluating physiological strain during cold exposure using a new cold strain index

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 277, Issue 2 46-2, 1999, Pages

  Moran, Daniel S ^a,b,c   Castellani, John W ^a   O'Brien, Catherine ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a   Pandolf, Kent B ^a  

^a U States Army Res Inst EM   (United States)

^b HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

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

Author keywords

Hypothermic environments; Indexes; Rectal temperature; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; COLD ACCLIMATIZATION; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD STRESS; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDRATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TRAINING;

EID: 0032858223     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.2.r556     Document Type: Article

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