Unaltered blood coagulation and platelet function in healthy subjects exposed to acute hypoxia

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 699-703

  Mäntysaari, Matti ^a,b   Joutsi Korhonen, Lotta ^c   Siimes, Martti A ^a   Siitonen, Simo ^d   Parkkola, Kai ^e   Lemponen, Marja ^c   Lassila, Riitta ^c  

^a CENTRE FOR MILITARY MEDICINE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Air Force Command Finland   (Finland)

^e Navy Command   (Finland)

Author keywords

Blood clotting; Lack of oxygen; Loss of cabin pressure; Military aircrew training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOXIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION;

ADULT; ANOXIA; BLOOD COAGULATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIMETRY; PLATELET AGGREGATION; YOUNG ADULT;

PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 79959686316     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3012.2011     Document Type: Article

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