High altitude and cardiac disease;Höhe und herzkrankheiten

Praxis

Volumn 94, Issue 45, 2005, Pages 1760-1764

  Bernheim, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cardiac disease; Hight altitude; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051666347     PISSN: 16618157     EISSN: 16618165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0369-8394.94.45.1760     Document Type: Review

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