Human physiology in extreme environments: Lessons from life at the limits?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 987, 2008, Pages 2-3

  Grocott, Michael P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; AVIATION; DECOMPRESSION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STRESS; PHENOTYPE; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS;

EID: 39049143449     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2007.066472     Document Type: Editorial

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