Physiological and Pathophysiological Effects of Cold on the Human Body;Kälte: Physiologische und pathophysiologische Auswirkungen auf den menschlichen Organismus

Sport-Orthopadie - Sport-Traumatologie

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 227-234

  Burtscher, Martin ^a,b   Hochholzer, Thomas ^a,b   Sumann, Günther ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Österreichische Gesellschaft für Alpin und Höhenmedizin   (Austria)

^c Institut für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cold; disease; frostbites; health; hypothermia; mountaineering; temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349200252     PISSN: 0949328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthtr.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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