Exertional heat stroke in Navy and Marine personnel: A hot topic

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 52-59

  Goforth, Carl W ^a   Kazman, Josh B ^b  

^a Marine Corps Combat Development   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; HEAT STROKE; HUMAN; MEDICINE; NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; SOLDIER;

HEAT STROKE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NAVAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL EXERTION;

EID: 84930321143     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2015257     Document Type: Article

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