The physiological changes and medical problems that can be associated with exposure to high altitude by people accustomed to living at or below sea level.
Keywords: hypoxia; cerebral oedema; pulmonary oedema
Altitude Sickness
Claude A Piantadosi, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002128
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