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Cardiovascular responses to heat stress and their adverse consequences in healthy and vulnerable human populations

G. C. Donaldson Medical Sciences Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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W. R. Keatinge Medical Sciences Building, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
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R. D. Saunders National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, OxfordshireOX11 0RQ, UK
Pages 225-235 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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