Risk of hypothermia in a new olympic event: The 10-km marathon swim

Clinics

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 351-356

  Castro, Renata R T ^a,b   Mendes, Fernanda S N S ^b   Nobrega, Antonio Claudio L ^b  

^a MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Athletic performance; Body temperature changes; Emergency medicine; Sports; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SWIMMING; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK FACTORS; SWIMMING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650630661     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322009000400014     Document Type: Article

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