The Young Everest Study: Effects of hypoxia at high altitude on cardiorespiratory function and general well-being in healthy children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 621-626

  Scrase, E ^a   Laverty, A ^a   Gavlak, J C D ^a   Sonnappa, S ^b   Levett, D Z H ^c   Martin, D ^c   Grocott, M P W ^c   Stocks, J ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LUNG FUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; OXIMETRY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SPIROMETRY; TRAVEL;

EID: 68049113281     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.150516     Document Type: Article

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