Lowland origin women raised at high altitude are not protected against lower uteroplacental O2 delivery during pregnancy or reduced birth weight

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 509-516

  Julian, Colleen G ^a   Hageman, Jennifer L ^a   Wilson, Megan J ^a   Vargas, Enrique ^b   Moore, Lorna G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Biologia de Altura   (Bolivia)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; OXYGEN;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOLIVIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UTERINE ARTERY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; APGAR SCORE; BOLIVIA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE ARTERY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79958123390     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21167     Document Type: Article

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