A comparative analysis of arterial oxygen saturation among Tibetans and Han born and raised at high altitude

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-26

  Weitz, Charles A ^a   Garruto, Ralph M ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth; Han; High altitude; Qinghai Tibetan plateau; SpO2; Tibetans

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALTITUDE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENDER; HAN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; REST; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TIBETAN; WAKEFULNESS;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; TIBET;

EID: 34247127497     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2006.1043     Document Type: Article

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