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Review
. 2004 May;58(4):220-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2004.02.003.

Mini review of high altitude health problems in Ladakh

T Norboo  1 , H N Saiyed, P T Angchuk, P Tsering, S T Angchuk, S T Phuntsog, M Yahya, Steve Wood, N G Bruce, K P Ball
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Mini review of high altitude health problems in Ladakh

T Norboo et al. Biomed Pharmacother. 2004 May.

Abstract

Ladakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health problems in Ladakh under the following headings. 1. Acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE). 2. Effects of prolonged and permanent exposure to high altitude: (subacute and chronic mountain sickness). 3. Environmental dust and domestic fire pollution resulting in non-occupational pneumoconiosis and high prevalence of respiratory morbidity.

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