Human conscious response to thermal input is adjusted to changes in mean body temperature

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Flouris, A D ^a,b   Cheung, S S ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549134085     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2007.044552     Document Type: Article

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