Body water distribution in highlanders versus lowlanders

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 533-538

  Bedogni, G ^a   Battistini, N ^a   Severi, S ^a   Facchini, F ^b   Pettener, D ^b   Fiori, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BODY WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031278362     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014469700005292     Document Type: Article

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