Nephropathy Associated with Heat Stress and Exercise
Authors: ROBERT W. SCHRIER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 August 1967Nephropathy Associated with Heat Stress and ExerciseROBERT W. SCHRIER, HALLER S. HENDERSON, C. CRAIG TISHER, RICHARD L. TANNENROBERT W. SCHRIER, HALLER S. HENDERSON, C. CRAIG TISHER, RICHARD L. TANNENAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-2-356 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHeat stress and exercise may result in severe medical consequences in both military and civilian populations. In World War I, Willcox (1) reported 462 heatstroke deaths in 1 month among British Expeditionary Forces arriving in Mesopotamia. Though on a much smaller scale in World War II, British troops in Iraq again suffered significant heat casualties (2). 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C.This study was presented at the 48th Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, San Francisco, April 11, 1967.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Capt. Robert W. Schrier, MC, USA, Department of Metabolism, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D. C. 20012. 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