Hematological differences during growth among Tibetans and Han Chinese born and raised at high altitude in Qinghai, China

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-183

  Garruto, Ralph M ^a,b   Chin, Chen Ting ^c   Weitz, Charles A ^d   Liu, Ji Chuan ^c   Liu, Rui Ling ^e   He, Xing ^e  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Qinghai Bureau of Public Health   (China)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Altitude hypoxia; Children; Hematocrit; Hemoglobin

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CHINA; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHINA; FEMALE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; TIBET;

EID: 0141458115     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10283     Document Type: Article

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