High-altitude-related disorders - Part II: Prevention, special populations, and chronic medical conditions

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-12

  Rodway, George W ^a   Hoffman, Leslie A ^a   Sanders, Mark H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; NIFEDIPINE;

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PARESTHESIA; POLYURIA; POPULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 3042752307     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2003.08.003     Document Type: Article

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