The blood pressure responses to an acute and long-term whole-body cryotherapy (-110°C) in men and women

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 285-290

  Westerlund, Tarja ^a   Smolander, Juhani ^b   Uusitalo Koskinen, Arja ^c   Mikkelsson, Marja ^a  

^a RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Blood pressure; Gender; Heart rate; Whole body cryotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTHERAPY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 4043129605     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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