Heat-related illness in athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1384-1395

  Howe, Allyson S ^a   Boden, Barry P ^b  

^a Malcolm Grow Medical Center Family Medicine Residency ^*  (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Heat exhaustion; Heat stroke; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; BENZODIAZEPINE; DANTROLENE; DESONIDE; DIURETIC AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; LORAZEPAM; MANNITOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BALNEOTHERAPY; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEAT CRAMP; HEAT EXHAUSTION; HEAT INJURY; HEAT RASH; HEAT STROKE; HEAT SYNCOPE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; LIVER INJURY; MALAISE; MASSAGE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NAUSEA; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEIZURE; SICKLE CELL; SPRING; SUMMER; SUPPLEMENTATION; THERMOREGULATION; VOMITING;

HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447532430     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546507305013     Document Type: Article

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