Hypohydration and Human Performance: Impact of Environment and Physiological Mechanisms

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue , 2015, Pages 51-60

  Sawka, Michael N ^a   Cheuvront, Samuel N ^b   Kenefick, Robert W ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BODY WATER; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE;

ALTITUDE; BODY WATER; DEHYDRATION; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SWEATING; TEMPERATURE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84949111066     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0395-7     Document Type: Review

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