Altitude Sickness
"Altitude Sickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A morbid condition of ANOXIA caused by the reduced available oxygen at high altitudes.
| Descriptor ID |
D000532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.020
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| Concept/Terms |
Altitude Sickness- Altitude Sickness
- Altitude Sicknesses
- Sickness, Altitude
- Sicknesses, Altitude
- Mountain Sickness
- Mountain Sicknesses
- Sickness, Mountain
- Sicknesses, Mountain
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altitude Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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Pearce WJ, Williams JM, White CR, Lincoln TM. Effects of chronic hypoxia on soluble guanylate cyclase activity in fetal and adult ovine cerebral arteries. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2009 Jul; 107(1):192-9.
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DeFranco MJ, Baker CL, DaSilva JJ, Piasecki DP, Bach BR. Environmental issues for team physicians. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Nov; 36(11):2226-37.
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Onopa J, Haley A, Yeow ME. Survey of acute mountain sickness on Mauna Kea. High Alt Med Biol. 2007; 8(3):200-5.