Effect of acclimatisation to altitude on learning

Cortex

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 243-251

  Pagani, M ^a   Ravagnan, G ^a   Salmaso, D ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acclimatisation; Memory disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

EID: 0031745242     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-9452(08)70751-2     Document Type: Article

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