Climate, altitude, and blood pressure

Human Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 553-582

  Hanna, Joel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Altitude; Blood pressure; Climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033180114     PISSN: 00187143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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