Skin temperature feedback optimizes microclimate cooling

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 4 I, 2007, Pages 377-382

  Stephenson, Lou A ^a   Vernieuw, Carrie R ^a   Leammukda, Walida ^a   Kolka, Margaret A ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body temperature regulation; Heat balance; Liquid cooling garment; Personal protective equipment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MICROCLIMATE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD; CRYOTHERAPY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247111414     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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