TEST OF THE ADEQUACY AND RANGE OF USE OF WINTER CLOTHING AND STUDY OF THE METHODS FOR SELECTION OF MEN FOR COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS

Abstract

The Purpose of this study is to examine the differences in the responses of men to cold; and to attempt to identify the individual attributes - anatomic, physiologic and psychologic - which may be responsible for variation in the perception of distressing symptoms resulting from exposure to cold.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1944
Accession Number
AD0101603

Entities

People

  • Arthur Freedman
  • Steven M. Horvath

Organizations

  • United States Army Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Temperature
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Climate Change
  • Clothing
  • Heat Energy
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Intensity
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Pain
  • Perception
  • Procurement
  • Ratings
  • Skeletal Muscle
  • Surface Temperature
  • Thermogenesis

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Regression Analysis.