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Int J Sports Med 1980; 01(2): 53-65
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1034631
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Climate and the Exercising Child - A Review

O. Bar-Or
  • Department of Research & Sports Medicine, Wingate Institute, Wingate Post, Israel and Department of Pediatrics and Cardiorespiratory Unit, McMaster University, Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4J9, Canada
The author is grateful to Dr. E.R. Buskirk for his guidance and encouragement. This review was written through the support of the Toronto Sick Children's Hospital Foundation, the Laboratory for Human Performance Research, and the College of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, the Pennsylvania State University. Original studies were supported by grants from the Sports and Physical Education Authority, Ministry of Education and Culture, Israel. Original data were obtained with the help of Dr. O. Inbar and R. Dotan.
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14 March 2008 (online)

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heat - cold - humidity - thermoregulation - age - exercise-induced asthma