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Article: Recent findings from K. Mairer and co-authors highlight research in altitude sickness.
- Article from:
- Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week
- Article date:
- November 7, 2009
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"Mairer, Klemens, Maria Wille, Thomas Bucher, and Martin Burtscher. Prevalence of acute mountain sickness in the Eastern Alps. High Alt. Med. Biol. 10: 239-245, 2009.-Little information is available on the prevalence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) in the Eastern Alps compared with the Western Alps," investigators in Innsbruck, Austria report (see also Altitude Sickness).
"Because of differences regarding the populations of mountaineers, we hypothesized that the prevalence differs between the Eastern and Western Alps. Thus, we determined the prevalence and risk factors of AMS at four different altitudes in the Eastern Alps of Austria. Four hundred and thirty-one ...