Studying wind chill index as a climatic index effective on the health of athletes and tourists interested in winter sports

Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-116

  Roshan, Gholamreza ^a   Mirkatouli, Gafar ^b   Shakoor, Ali ^c   Mohammad Nejad, Vahid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b GOLESTAN UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Athletes' health; Climate change; Wind chill index; Winter sports

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855405937     PISSN: 2008000X     EISSN: 20087209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/asjsm.34861     Document Type: Article

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