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Reducing heat stress under thermal insulation in protective clothing: microclimate cooling by a ‘physiological’ method

K.J. GlitzDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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U. SeibelDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, Germany
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U. RohdeDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, Germany
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W. GorgesDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, Germany
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A. WitzkiDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, Germany
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C. PiekarskiInstitute and Policlinic for Occupational Health, Environmental Medicine and Prevention Research, University of Cologne, Joseph-Steltzmann-Str. 9, D-50924Cologne, Germany
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D. LeykDepartment IV – Military Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Andernacher Str. 100, D-56070Koblenz, Germany;Department of Physiology and Anatomy, German Sport University Cologne, Am Sportpark Müngersdorf 6, D-50933Cologne, Germany
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Pages 1461-1469 | Received 18 Dec 2013, Accepted 26 Jan 2015, Published online: 04 Mar 2015

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