Assessment of male anthropometric trends and the effects on simulated heat stress responses

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 297-302

  Yokota, Miyo ^a   Bathalon, Gaston P ^a   Berglund, Larry G ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; Core temperature; Heart rate; Heat stress; Thermal regulatory model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY FAT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY SURFACE; BODY WEIGHT; CLOTHING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SOLDIER; SOMATOTYPE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOREGULATION; TREND STUDY; WORKLOAD;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEART RATE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOMATOTYPES; STRESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 50449102826     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-007-0656-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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