Physiology: Energetics of load carrying in Nepalese porters

Science

Volumn 308, Issue 5729, 2005, Pages 1755-

  Bastien, Guillaume J ^a   Schepens, Bénédicte ^a   Willems, Patrick A ^a   Heglund, Norman C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NEPAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING SPEED; WEIGHT BEARING; ALTITUDE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEAD; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; LIFTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; WALKING; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 22444436432     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1111513     Document Type: Article

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6. We thank B. Basnyat of the Nepal International Clinic and Himalayan Rescue Association, M. Penta of the Université catholique de Louvain, and A. de Vinck. Supported by the National Geographic Society and the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique.