Clotting and fibrinolytic changes after firefighting activities

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 448-454

  Smith, Denise L ^a,b   Horn, Gavin P ^a   Petruzzello, Steven J ^a   Fahey, George ^a   Woods, Jeffrey ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

COAGULATION; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEMOSTASIS; PLATELET ACTIVITY

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING TEST; EXERCISE; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION TESTS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FIBRINOLYSIS; FIREFIGHTERS; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PLATELET ACTIVATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894450115     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182a76dd2     Document Type: Article

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