Relative contribution of core and skin temperatures to thermal comfort in humans

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 147-150

  Bulcao, Christian F ^a   Frank, Steven M ^b   Raja, Srinivasa N ^b   Tran, Kha M ^b   Goldstein, David S ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenergic; Core temperature; Hypothermia; Metabolism; Skin temperature; Thermal comfort; Thermoregulation; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033980801     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4565(99)00039-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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