A modern classification of the exercise-related heat illnesses

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-39

  Noakes, Timothy David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular strain; Dehydration; Exercise associated collapse; Heat stroke; Postural hypotension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COOLING; CORE TEMPERATURE; DEHYDRATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; HEAT INJURY; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SYNCOPE; THERMOGENESIS;

DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; EXERTION; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC;

EID: 37249004842     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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