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Exertional heat stroke in a young military trainee: is it preventable?

BACKGROUND: Heat stroke is a life-threatening condition with exertional heat stroke occurring frequently among soldiers and athletes. Because of its common occurrence, many military trainees practice preventive measures prior to any activity requiring severe exertion. Although it is said to be commo...

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Autores principales: Wijerathne, Buddhika T. B., Pilapitiya, Senaka D., Vijitharan, Vadivel, Farah, Mohammed M. F., Wimalasooriya, Yashodhara V. M., Siribaddana, Sisira H
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27042327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40779-016-0078-1