Body composition & cardiovascular functions in healthy males acclimatized to desert & high altitude

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 138-143

  Amitabh, ^a   Singh, V K ^a   Vats, Praveen ^a   Kishnani, S ^a   Pramanik, S N ^a   Singh, Som Nath ^a   Singh, Shashi Bala ^a   Banerjee, P K ^a  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Body fat; Cold; High altitude; Hot desert; Physical fitness index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESERT; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PULSE RATE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY COMPOSITION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HEMOGLOBINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INDIA; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 65949094573     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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