Recognising and mitigating the risk of altitude-related illness.
Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town; and WildMedix, Cape Town. ross.hofmeyr@uct.ac.za.
Ross
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Hofmeyr
Walther
W
Meyer
Mike
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James
Rik
R
De Decker
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000532:Altitude Sickness / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D009051:Mountaineering / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D020379:Risk Adjustment / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior