Acute exposure to altitude

Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-91

  Hodkinson, P D ^a,b  

^a Royal Air Force Centre of Aviation Medicine   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ALTITUDE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION;

EID: 79956309893     PISSN: 00358665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jramc-157-01-15     Document Type: Article

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