Validation of an individualised model of human thermoregulation for predicting responses to cold air

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 169-179

  Van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D ^a   Frijns, Arjan J H ^b   Van Ooijen, Marieke J ^a   Fiala, Dusan ^c   Kester, Arnold M ^a   Van Steenhoven, Anton A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambient temperature; Body composition; Metabolic rate; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33845758440     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-006-0060-9     Document Type: Article

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