Therapeutic Use of Exercising in Hypoxia: Promises and Limitations

Overview

Journal Front Physiol

Date 2016 Jul 5

PMID 27375500

Citations 74

Authors

Gregoire P Millet

Tadej Debevec

Franck Brocherie

Davide Malatesta

Olivier Girard

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