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Physiological reactions of desert bushmen in hot, dry and hot, humid conditions

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From these results it appears that a hot, humid environment can be used to study the physiological reactions of desert dwellers, and to compare them with the reactions of other populations, without introducing any significant errors.

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  1. Human Sciences Laboratory, South Africa

    C. H. Wyndham, N. B. Strydom & C. H. van Graan

  2. Physical Sciences Laboratory, Chamber of Mines, Johannesburg

    A. Heyns

  3. National Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of C. S. I. R., Pretoria, South Africa

    T. Hodgson

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Wyndham, C.H., Strydom, N.B., van Graan, C.H. et al. Physiological reactions of desert bushmen in hot, dry and hot, humid conditions. Int. Z. Angew. Physiol. Einschl. Arbeitsphysiol. 24, 315–319 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00698206

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