Cardiovascular training effects in fighter pilots induced by occupational high G exposure

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 774-778

  Newman, David G ^a,b   Callister, Robin ^b  

^a Flight Medicine Systems Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceleration; Adaptation; Baroreflexes; Blood pressure; Gravity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FLYING; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ACCELERATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BAROREFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 48649089969     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.1575.2008     Document Type: Article

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