Hypoxia‐Related Altitude Illnesses
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Acute high-altitude illnesses.
From the University Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Division VII: Sports Medicine, Heidelberg, Germany (P.B.); and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, University of Washington, Seattle (E.R.S.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Bärtsch at the University Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Division VII: Sport...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Travel Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1195-1982,1708-8305
DOI: 10.1111/jtm.12017