Differences in comfort perception in relation to local and whole body skin wettedness

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-24

  Fukazawa, Takako ^a   Havenith, George ^b  

^a FUKUOKA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaporation; Local thermal comfort limit; Skin wettedness; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WETTABILITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349258564     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-0983-z     Document Type: Article

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