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High Altitude Physiology and Medicine
. Ed(S): Brendel, W.; Zink, R.a.
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Paperback. Editor(s): Brendel, W.; Zink, R.A. Series: Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 647.
High altitude physiology and medicine has again become important. The excep tional achievements of mountaineers who have climbed nearly all peaks over 8,000 m without breathing equipment raise the question of maximal adaptation ca pacity of man to low oxygen pressures. More importantly, the increase in tourism in the Andes and the Himalayas brings over 10,000 people to sites at altitudes above 4,000 and 5,000 m each year. At such heights several kinds of high alti tude diseases are likely to occur, and these complications require detailed medical investigations. Medical authorities need to inform both mountaineers and tourists as to ... Read more
High altitude physiology and medicine has again become important. The excep tional achievements of mountaineers who have climbed nearly all peaks over 8,000 m without breathing equipment raise the question of maximal adaptation ca pacity of man to low oxygen pressures. More importantly, the increase in tourism in the Andes and the Himalayas brings over 10,000 people to sites at altitudes above 4,000 and 5,000 m each year. At such heights several kinds of high alti tude diseases are likely to occur, and these complications require detailed medical investigations. Medical authorities need to inform both mountaineers and tourists as to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
Series
Topics in Environmental Physiology and Medicine
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461256410
SKU
V9781461256410
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