CrossTalk opposing view: Barometric pressure, independent of $P_{O_{2}}$ , is not the forgotten parameter in altitude physiology and mountain medicine

J Physiol. 2020 Mar;598(5):897-899. doi: 10.1113/JP279160. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

Author

Jean-Paul Richalet^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Université Paris 13, INSERM 1272 Hypoxie et poumon, Bobigny, France.
² INSEP, Pôle medical, Paris, France.

PMID: 32053235
DOI: 10.1113/JP279160

No abstract available

Keywords: altitude; barometric pressure; hypoxia.

MeSH terms

Altitude
Altitude Sickness*
Atmospheric Pressure
Humans
Hypoxia
Medicine*