Kangchenjunga 1998. A venture undertaken with "medical expeditions".
The article describes the research carried out on the recent Kanchenjunga Medical Expedition to Eastern Nepal during the post-monsoon season of 1998. Twenty-two projects are described, under the general functional headings of respiratory, cardiovascular, hormonal, sensory and neurological and infection and immunity.
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Department of Medicine, Newport Hospital, Gwent, UK.
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D000064:Acclimatization / Q000502:physiology*; D000531:Altitude; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology*; D009390:Nepal; D009424:Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; D015656:Respiratory Mechanics / Q000502:physiology*; D012621:Seasons