Effects of acute altitude exposure: Which altitude can be tolerated?;Auswirkungen akuter Höhenexposition: Welche Höhe ist gesundheitlich verträglich?

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 160, Issue 13-14, 2010, Pages 362-371

  Burtscher, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Altitude; Disease; Health; Hypoxia; Safety

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OXYGEN TENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANOXIA; HUMANS; SAFETY;

EID: 77957070250     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10354-010-0742-0     Document Type: Review

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