Six percent oxygen enrichment of room air at simulated 5000 m altitude improves neuropsychological function

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 51-61

  Gerard, Andre B ^a   McElroy, Michele K ^a   Taylor, Michael J ^a   Grant, Igor ^a   Powell, Frank L ^a   Holverda, Sebastiaan ^a   Sentse, Nicole ^a   West, John B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Hand eye coordination; High altitude; Mood; Motor function; Reaction times

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AFFECT; AIR CONDITIONING; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SLEEP STAGE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOXIA; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SLEEP STAGES; VENTILATION;

EID: 0034158323     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152702900320685     Document Type: Article

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