Mini review of high altitude health prob
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T Norboo; H.N Saiyed; P.T Angchuk; P Tsering; S.T Angchuk; S.T Phuntsog; M Yahya
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Ladakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health problems in Ladakh under the following headings. 1. Acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema (