Body structure and respiratory efficiency among high altitude himalayan populations

Collegium Antropologicum

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-43

  Kapoor, Satwanti ^a   Kapoor, Anup Kumar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Hypobaric hypoxia; Permanent and temporary residents

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BREATHING; CHINA; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; RESPIRATION; TIBET;

EID: 22144494596     PISSN: 03506134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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