Estimating changes in volume-weighted mean body temperature using thermometry with an individualized correction factor

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Jay, Ollie ^a   DuCharme, Michel B ^a,b   Webb, Paul ^c   Reardon, Francis D ^a   Kenny, Glen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Body heat storage; Calorimetry; Core temperature; Heat stress; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; CALORIMETRY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGENESIS; THERMOMETRY;

ADIPOSITY; BICYCLING; BODY SURFACE AREA; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CALORIMETRY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955505565     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00546.2009     Document Type: Article

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