Changes in total body and limb composition and muscle strength after a 6-8 weeks sojourn at extreme altitude (5000-8000 m)

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 450-454

  Sergi, G ^a,b   Imoscopi, A ^a   Sarti, S ^a   Perissinotto, E ^a   Coin, A ^a   Meral Inelmen, E ^a   Zambon, S ^a   Busetto, L ^a   Seresin, C ^a   Manzato, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Clinica Geriatrica Ospedale Giustinianeo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exercise performance ; Fat free mass ; Mountain; Muscle function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; BODY COMPOSITION; EXTREMITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; MUSCLE STRENGTH;

EID: 79952605007     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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