Efficacy of intermittent, regional microclimate cooling

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1841-1848

  Cheuvront, Samuel N ^a   Kolka, Margaret A ^a   Cadarette, Bruce S ^a   Montain, Scott J ^a   Sawka, Michael N ^a  

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

Author keywords

Exercise heat strain; Heat balance; Protective clothing; Skin temperature; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; COOLING; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT LOSS; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; TREADMILL; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 0037405801     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00912.2002     Document Type: Article

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