Edge of endurance. A study of how climbers on Everest cope with low oxygen levels could benefit patients in intensive care.
A team of scientists and technicians will spend three months near Everest researching human performance at extreme altitude. Nurse Kay Mitchell is helping run the pioneering study.
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D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000378:metabolism*; D010807:Physical Endurance
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