Finger temperatures during military field training at 0 to -29°C

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 7-8 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 857-860

  Rintamaki H ^a   Rissanen, S ^a   Makinen T ^a   Peitso, A ^b  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b Northern Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Cold; Finger; Military training; Numbness; Pain; Sensation; Skin; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; COLD SENSATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; RECORDING; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING;

EID: 4744373307     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.08.064     Document Type: Conference Paper

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