Body composition in air and road inductees at high altitude during the initial days of acclimatization

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 120-124

  Ray, U S ^a   Selvamurthy, W ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Body composition; High altitude

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ALTITUDE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0031990042     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050063     Document Type: Article

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