Stability of Body Function in the Aged I. Effect of Exposure of the Body to Cold
- 1 July 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Gerontology
- Vol. 5 (3) , 227-235
- https://doi.org/10.1093/geronj/5.3.227
Abstract
Observations on 13 elderly and 6 young subjects indicate that when exposed to cold the resulting increase in oxygen consumption is greater in the old than in the young. The mechanisms for prevention of heat loss are however less efficient in the older than in the younger peopleKeywords
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