The menstrual cycle and susceptibility to virtual simulation sickness

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-82

  Clemes, Stacy A ^a   Howarth, Peter A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Female cycle; Hormones; Virtual reality; Visually induced motion sickness

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; MALAISE; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTION SICKNESS; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TISSUE LEVEL; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTION SICKNESS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 12244291004     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730404272567     Document Type: Article

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