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Review
. 2008 Jun;69(6):348-52.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2008.69.6.29626.

Travelling to new heights: practical high altitude medicine

Tracie Plant  1 , Golnar Aref-Adib
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Travelling to new heights: practical high altitude medicine

Tracie Plant et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2008 Jun.

Abstract

Over 40 million people travel to high altitude for both work and pleasure each year, and all of them are at risk of the acute effects of hypoxia. This article reviews the prevention, diagnostic features and treatments of these illnesses.

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