Heat stress and strain in exercise and sport

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-19

  Brotherhood, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise thermoregulation; Heat stress in sport; Rational analysis of heat stress; Risk assessment for exertional heat illness; WBGT

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; COMPETITION; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CORE TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION; EXERCISE; HEAT STRESS; HEAT TOLERANCE; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PREDICTION; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SPORT; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWEATING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOREGULATION; TRAINING;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS;

EID: 37249050444     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.017     Document Type: Review

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