Altitude Sickness

Claude A Piantadosi,

Claude A Piantadosi

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Claude A Piantadosi,

Claude A Piantadosi

Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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First published: 19 April 2001

https://doi.org/10.1038/npg.els.0002128

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Abstract

The physiological changes and medical problems that can be associated with exposure to high altitude by people accustomed to living at or below sea level.

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