High Altitude
Subtitle: An Exploration of Human Adaption (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)
Contributors: Thomas Hornbein (Editor); Robert Schoene (Editor)
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: August 30, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 968
ISBN-13: 9780824703134
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Environmental medicine; Metabolism; Respiratory medicine; Medical / Nursing; Effect of environment on; Medical; Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Pathophysiology; Physiology; Medical / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine; Altitude, Influence of; Adaptation (Physiology); Human beings
First sentence: Many thousands of years ago, humans realized that an uninterrupted supply of good air was necessary for most life.