Differences in cardio-ventilatory responses to hypobaric and normobaric hypoxia: A review

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 83, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 677-684

  Richard, Normand A ^a   Koehle, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; CO2; Hypobaric; Hypoxia; Normobaric; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUNTAINEERING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ALTITUDE SICKNESS; ANOXIA; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; MOUNTAINEERING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 84864883842     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3357/ASEM.3182.2012     Document Type: Review

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