High-Altitude Illnesses: Physiology, Risk Factors, Prevention, and Treatment
High-altitude illnesses encompass the pulmonary and cerebral syndromes that occur in non-acclimatized individuals after rapid ascent to high altitude. The most common syndrome is acute mountain sickness (AMS) which usually begins within a few hours of ascent and typically consists of headache variab...
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Rambam Health Care Campus
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://rmmj.org.il/(S(mf55qlmnajnp2yr51j4k3oht))/Pages/ArticleHTM.aspx?manuId=44 |