Advice for travelers to high altitude.
Most physicians who practice in Missouri will never treat high-altitude illness, but some of their patients who travel to the mountains will experience it. High-altitude illness can often be prevented if patients are educated and prepared. This review focuses on prevention of high-altitude illness for the average Missouri traveler who plans a trip to a mountain resort.
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
D000064:Acclimatization; D000208:Acute Disease; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel