Publicaciones científicas
“Older persons and heat-susceptibility: the role of health promotion in a changing climate. “
ISSUE ADDRESSED: Many studies worldwide have provided evidence that older persons are a sub-population at increased risk of heat-related morbidity and mortality. This article gives an overview of the current state of knowledge of risk [...]
Stroke volume during exercise: interaction of environment and hydration.
Euhydrated and dehydrated subjects exercised in a hot and a cold environment with our aim to identify factors that relate to reductions in stroke volume (SV). We hypothesized that reductions in SV with heat stress are related to the interaction of several [...]
Evaluation of a Clinical Dehydration Scale in Children Requiring Intravenous Rehydration.
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a previously derived clinical dehydration scale (CDS) in a cohort of children with gastroenteritis and evidence of dehydration. METHODS: Participants were 226 children older than 3 months [...]