Hematological and pulmonary responses to high altitude in Quechuas: A multivariate approach

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-176

  Tarazona Santos, Eduardo ^a   Lavine, Michael ^b   Pastor, Santiago ^c   Fiori, Giovanni ^a   Pettener, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Andean natives; Anthropometry; Hemoglobin; Lung function; Principal component analysis

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PERU;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALTITUDE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 0033952805     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(200002)111:2<165::AID-AJPA3>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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