Age- and sex-based differences in exertional heat stroke incidence in a 7-mile road race - Belval LN, Giersch GEW, Adams WM, Hosokawa Y, Jardine JF, Katch RK, Stearns RL, Casa DJ.

CONTEXT: Sex, age, and wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) have been proposed risk factors for exertional heat stroke (EHS) despite conflicting laboratory and epidemiologic evidence. OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in EHS incidence while accounting for...
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