Hypoxic conditions and exercise-to-rest ratio are likely paramount

Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1081-1083

  Millet, Grégoire P ^a   Faiss, Raphael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84868675747     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11640210-000000000-00000     Document Type: Letter

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