About this title: This is a detailed account of the problems of coping with exposure to high altitude. The features of acclimatization in humans are examined, with chapters devoted to the effects of high altitude on the cardiopulmonary and digestive systems, sleep, fertility and pregnancy, infection and allergy, athletic performance, and cerebral function. There are also detailed descriptions of the various high altitude diseases. As well as being of practical significance to those clinicians accompanying or responsible for climbers, tourists, soldiers, athletes and astronomers at high altitude, this revised ...
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Description: Fine. 0192625047 New and unread! ! ! -Has publishers mark. May have some minor shelf wear from storage. ***4th Edition***-Always Compare Seller Feedback and Rank Before Purchasing- read more
Description: Fine. 0192625047 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has three small black lines on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: 4th ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780192625045ISBN:0192625047
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Insured delivery. Ships out w/24 hrs. via Priority Mail. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 449 p. Contains: Illustrations. Oxford Medical Publications. Audience: General/trade. read more
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