Exertional heat illness among overweight U.S. Army recruits in basic training

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-111

  Bedno, Sheryl A ^a   Li, Yuanzhang ^b   Han, Weiwei ^b   Cowan, David N ^b   Scott, Christine T ^c   Cavicchia, Melinda A ^b   Niebuhr, David W ^b  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Department of Defense Medical Examination Review Board ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Heatstroke; Military; Obesity; Physical fitness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FITNESS; HEAT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76249112908     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2623.2010     Document Type: Article

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