Ventilated vest and tolerance for intermittent exercise in hot, dry conditions with military clothing

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-359

  Barwood, Martin J ^a   Newton, Phillip S ^a   Tipton, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat illness; Heat strain; Microclimate forced convection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BODY ARMOR; CLOTHING; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MAST SUIT; NORMAL HUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; THERMOMETRY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; COHORT STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63849320982     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2411.2009     Document Type: Article

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