Effect of hydration on whole blood viscosity in firefighters

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 44-49

  Holsworth, Ralph E ^a   Cho, Young I ^b   Weidman, Joseph ^c  

^a Long Term Care Center   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84880662369     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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