The impact of a phase-change cooling vest on heat strain and the effect of different cooling pack melting temperatures

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1223-1231

  House, James R ^a,b   Lunt, Heather C ^a,b   Taylor, Rowan ^a   Milligan, Gemma ^a,b   Lyons, Jason A ^a   House, Carol M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NAVAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooling vest; Heat strain; Phase change cooling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COLD; EXERCISE; FIRE FIGHTER; FREEZING; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLD TEMPERATURE; EXERCISE; FIREFIGHTERS; FREEZING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84876307367     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2534-2     Document Type: Article

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