Physiological employment standards IV: Integration of women in combat units physiological and medical considerations

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2673-2690

  Epstein, Yoram ^a,b   Yanovich, Ran ^a,c   Moran, Daniel S ^d   Heled, Yuval ^a,c  

^a HELLER INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Institute of Military Physiology   (Israel)

^d ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Combat; Females; Physiological strain; Soldiers

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOLDIER; STANDARD; THERMOREGULATION;

BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84886101720     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-012-2558-7     Document Type: Review

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