High-altitude illnesses: Old stories and new insights into the pathophysiology, treatment and prevention

Areas at high-altitude, annually attract millions of tourists, skiers, trekkers, and climbers. If not adequately prepared and not considering certain ascent rules, a considerable proportion of those people will suffer from acute mountain sickness (AMS) or even from life-threatening high-altitude cer...

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Main Authors: Martin Burtscher, Urs Hefti, Jacqueline Pichler Hefti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2021-06-01
Series:Sports Medicine and Health Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337621000214