Modeling analysis of women litter bearers during heat stress

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 340-345

  Santee, William R ^a   Kraning, Kenneth K ^a   Matthew, William T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chemical protective clothing; Heat stress; Modeling; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MODEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; WEATHER; WEIGHT-BEARING; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0032949124     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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