Hypoxia altitude simulation test

Chest

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1002-1005

  Dine, C Jessica ^a   Kreider, Mary Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude; COPD; Hypoxia; Oxygen inhalation therapy; Pulmonary diseases; Pulmonary function tests

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; AVIATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; HYPOXIA ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SHORT SURVEY; SIMULATION; TRAVEL;

EID: 42149100511     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.07-1354     Document Type: Article

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