The heat tolerance test: An efficient screening tool for evaluating susceptibility to heat

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-221

  Moran, Daniel S ^a   Erlich, Tomer ^a   Epstein, Yoram ^a  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Case reports; Diagnosis; Exercise physiology; Heatstroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148936019     PISSN: 10566716     EISSN: 15433072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsr.16.3.215     Document Type: Article

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