Improving oxygenation at high altitude: Acclimatization and O2 enrichment

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-398

  West, John B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; Equivalent altitude; Mental performance; Physical performance; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG ALVEOLUS CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG VENTILATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0141995020     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/152702903769192340     Document Type: Article

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