Physiological equivalence of normobaric and hypobaric exposures of humans to 25,000 feet (7620 m)

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-103

  Self, David A ^a   Mandella, Joseph G ^a   Prinzo, O Veronika ^a   Forster, Estrella M ^a   Shaffstall, Robert M ^a  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altitude chamber; Alveolar gas; Hypoxia training environments; PROTE

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79951888202     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.2908.2011     Document Type: Article

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