Effects of age on hypoxic tolerance in women

• Main Authors: Tom Citherlet (Author), Antoine Raberin (Author), Giorgio Manferdelli (Author), Grégoire Millet (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction The prevalence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) is increasing with altitude (i.e., 10-25% at 2,500 m and 50-85% at ~ 5,000 m; Bärtsch & Swenson, 2013). While there is no error-free test to predict its occurrence, several risk factors and tests have been proposed. For example, the h...