Thermal insulation and body temperature wearing a thermal swimsuit during water immersion

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 331-338

  Wakabayashi, Hitoshi ^a   Hanai, Atsuko ^b   Yokoyama, Shintaro ^c   Nomura, Takeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b HOKUSHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Thermal insulation; Thermal swimsuit; Water immersion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; HUMAN; IMMERSION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWIMMING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; HUMANS; IMMERSION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWIMMING;

EID: 33846989177     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.25.331     Document Type: Article

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