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A practical cooling strategy for reducing the physiological strain associated with firefighting activity in the heat

D. Barr Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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W. Gregson Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK
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L. Sutton Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK
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T. Reilly Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, L3 2ET, UK
Pages 413-420 | Published online: 28 Apr 2009

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