Growth and development of Andean high altitude residents

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 116-124

  Greksa, Lawrence P ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Andean highlanders; Development adaptation; Genetic adaptation; Growth and development; Hypoxia; Lung volumes

Indexed keywords

AGE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BREATHING MECHANICS; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VOLUME; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; BODY HEIGHT; BODY SIZE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH DISORDERS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDIANS, SOUTH AMERICAN; LUNG; PERU;

EID: 33745921747     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2006.7.116     Document Type: Article

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