Effect of intermittent normobaric hypoxic exposure at rest on haematological, physiological, and performance parameters in multi-sport athletes

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 431-441

  Hamlin, Michael John ^a   Hellemans, John ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Active Health QEII   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Altitude; Haematology; Hypoxicator; Intermittent hypoxic training; Multi sport athletes; Performance

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; SPORT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; FEMALE; GASES; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REST; SPORTS;

EID: 33847259676     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410600718129     Document Type: Article

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