A tragic report of probable high-altitude pulmonary edema in the Himalayas: Preventive implications

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-101

  Goodman, Torrey ^a   Basnyat, Buddha ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b NEPAL INTERNATIONAL CLINIC   (Nepal)

Author keywords

High altitude pulmonary edema; Nepal Himalayas; Trekkers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FIRST AID; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL;

EID: 0033916299     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2000)011[0099:ATROPH]2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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