Altitude-related illnesses

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 988-993

  Klocke, David L ^a   Decker, Wyatt W ^b   Stepanek, Jan ^a,b  

^a Division of Emergency Medical Services and Internal Medicine   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; NIFEDIPINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYGEN; PARACETAMOL; PROCHLORPERAZINE;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIET; HEMOGLOBINOPATHY; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG EDEMA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TRAVEL;

EID: 0031695504     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4065/73.10.988     Document Type: Review

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