Effect of developmental and ancestral high altitude exposure on chest morphology and pulmonary function in Andean and European/North American natives

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 383-395

  Brutsaert, Tom D ^a,c   Soria, Rudy ^b   Caceres, Esperanza ^b   Spielvogel, Hilde ^b   Haas, Jere D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001544574     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6300(1999)11:3<383::AID-AJHB9>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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