High Altitude Medicine and Physiology
4th ed.
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Author
Contributions
- West, John B. - Contributor
- Schoene, Robert B. - Contributor
Publication
2007 - Hodder Education, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
124,750 words, Guess
Page Count
499 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Internet Archivehighaltitudemedi00west_773
- ISBN-101444113682
- ISBN-139781444113686
- OCLC Control Number806097449
- Better World Books9781444113686
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL27043398M
Classifications
- DDC616.9893
Description
More than half a century has passed since man first stood on the summit of Mount Everest, and the story of man's attempts to climb higher and higher unaided is one of the more colorful and exciting in medicine and physiology. The past few decades have seen an explosion in interest in mountain pursuits in general, as increasing numbers of people take to the mountains for day trips and on longer excursions. As a result, doctors face ever-expanding challenges in dealing with the changes in human physiology and particular medical conditions that arise from exposure to altitude.Building on the succ.
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