Selection of military survival gears using thermal manikin and computer survival model data

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 658-662

  Ducharme, Michel ^a   Tikuisis, P ^a   Potter, P ^b  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b The CORD Group Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cold exposure; Land survival; Sea survival; Survival time; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

AIRPLANE CREW; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARMY; ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEAT TOLERANCE; PHYSICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEA; SURVIVAL TIME;

COLD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MANIKINS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; WATER;

EID: 6344233679     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1140-3     Document Type: Article

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