Physiologic affects of altitude on recreational climbers

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1081-1084

  Napoli, Anthony M ^a   Milzman, David P ^b   Damergis, Jennifer A ^a   Machan, Jason ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXIA; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NORMAL HUMAN; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PEAK INSPIRATORY FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; OXIMETRY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY VENTILATION;

EID: 70449504482     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.025     Document Type: Article

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