"Altitude Sickness" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Multiple symptoms associated with reduced oxygen at high ALTITUDE.
| Descriptor ID |
D000532
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.618.020
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altitude Sickness" by people in Profiles.
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High altitude exposure during pregnancy enhances the vulnerability of fetal heart dysfunction to ischemic stress: Epigenetic mechanisms. Int J Cardiol. 2019 01 01; 274:59-60.
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Role of platelet-activating factor in pulmonary vascular remodeling associated with chronic high altitude hypoxia in ovine fetal lambs. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2007 Dec; 293(6):L1475-82.