Physiological responses and evaluation of effects of BMI, smoking and drinking in high altitude acclimatization: A cohort study in chinese han young males

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Peng, Qian Qian ^a   Basang, Zhuoma ^b   Cui, Chao Ying ^b   Li, Lei ^a   Qian, Ji ^a,c   Gesang, Quzhen ^b   Yang, La ^b   La, Zong ^b   De, Yang ^b   Dawa, Puchi ^b   Qu, Ni ^b   Suo, Qu ^b   Dan, Zhen ^b   Xiao, Duoji ^b   Wang, Xiao Feng ^a,c   Jin, Li ^a,c  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CMC Institute of Health Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ORGAN SYSTEMS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; DRINKING; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892571102     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079346     Document Type: Article

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