Marathons in altitude

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 723-728

  Roi, Giulio S ^a   Giacometti, Marino ^b   Von Duvillard, Serge P ^b  

^a Marathon Sport Medical Center   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Fractional utilization of V O(2MAX)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BREATHING; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SPORT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032914076     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199905000-00016     Document Type: Article

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