Developmental, Genetic, and Environmental Components of Lung Volumes at High Altitude

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-203

  Frisancho, A Roberto ^a   Frisancho, Hedy G ^a   Albalak, Rachel ^a   Villain, Mercedes ^b   Vargas, Enrique ^b   Soria, Rudy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

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EID: 0000893886     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1997)9:2<191::AID-AJHB5>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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