Reliability and validity of skin temperature measurement by telemetry thermistors and a thermal camera during exercise in the heat

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 141-149

  James, C A ^a   Richardson, A J ^a   Watt, P W ^a   Maxwell, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Heat stress; Reliability; Skin temperature; Thermal camera; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BATH; CALIBRATION; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HARD WIRED THERMISTOR SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NORMAL HUMAN; POST HOC ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; RUNNING; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TELEMETRY THERMISTOR; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL CAMERA; THERMISTOR; VALIDATION STUDY; VALIDITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THERMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; EXERCISE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84907197485     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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