Cognitive, psychomotor, and physical performance in cold air after cooling by exercise in cold water

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 568-573

  O'Brien, Catherine ^a   Tharion, William J ^a   Sils, Ingrid V ^a   Castellani, John W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Immersion; Prediction; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; WATER IMMERSION; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COGNITION; COLD; EXERTION; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; IMMERSION; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SWIMMING POOLS; WATER;

EID: 34249879878     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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