Core temperature and percentage of dehydration in professional football linemen and backs during preseason practices

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 8-14

  Godek, Sandra Fowkes ^a   Bartolozzi, Arthur R ^b   Burkholder, Richard ^c   Sugarman, Eric ^c   Dorshimer, Gary ^d  

^a WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Eagles   (United States)

^d Delancy Medical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluid regulation; Heat storage; Sweat rate; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEHYDRATION; FLUID INTAKE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SENSOR; SWEATING; THERMOREGULATION; TRAINING; URINE VOLUME;

EID: 33646172633     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: 10626050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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