Teaching the physiology of adaptation to hypoxic stress with the aid of a classic paper on high altitude by Houston and Riley

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Tansey, Etain A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Hypoxia; Oxygen transport system

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749123367     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00005.2007     Document Type: Article

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