Hydration Status as a Predictor of High-altitude Mountaineering Performance
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Hydration Status as a Predictor of High-altitude Mountaineering Performance
BACKGROUND Hydration status is a controversial determinant of athletic performance. This relationship has not been examined with mountaineering performance. METHODS This was a prospective observational study of mountaineers who attempted to climb Denali in Alaska. Participants' urine specific gravity (SG), and ultrasound measurements of the inferior vena cava size and collapsibility index (IV...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.918