The incidence of heat casualties in sprint triathlon: The tale of two Melbourne race events

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Gosling, Cameron McR ^a,b   Gabbe, Belinda J ^a   McGivern, Jeanne ^c   Forbes, Andrew B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Corio Bay Sports Medicine Centre ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat policy; Heat stress disorders; Heat stroke; Triathlon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; RUNNING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPORT; SPRINT TRIATHLON; SWIMMING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPOR PRESSURE; WET BULB GLOBE TEMPERATURE;

HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; RUNNING; SPORTS; VICTORIA; WEATHER;

EID: 37249065261     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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