Fitness, obesity and risk of heat illness among army trainees
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Fitness, obesity and risk of heat illness among army trainees.
BACKGROUND Exertional heat illness (EHI) affects military personnel, athletes and occupational groups such as agricultural workers, despite knowledge of preventive measures. AIMS To evaluate EHI diagnoses during US Army basic training and its associations with fitness and body fat on entering military service. METHODS From February 2005 to September 2006, US Army recruits at six different m...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational Medicine
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0962-7480,1471-8405
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqu062