Evaluation of a physiological strain index for use during intermittent exercise in the heat

Journal of Exercise Physiology Online

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 22-29

  Gotshall, Robert W ^a   Dahl, D J ^a   Marcus, N J ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Core Temperature; Environment; Heart Rate; Humidity; Stress; Thermoregulation; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL BODY TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 3042823517     PISSN: 10979751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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