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This edition incorporates current research on the effects of altitude on humans, and Houston (now deceased) joined forces with an educator and a medical writer in a text made even more accessible for the average reader while retaining the depth of material of particular use to the medical community. This edition of this seminal text added chapters on vision and the eye at altitude, chronic and subacute altitude illness, and the limits to work at altitude (with implications for athletic training). It presents information on genetics and gender differences and more on flight and space travel, on understanding and treating sea-level hypoxic illnesses, and on who can (or should not) go to high altitude, and much more. With an expanded glossary of terms.
- Cutting-edge information on how to prevent, diagnose, and treat altitude illness and hypoxia in everyday life
- Interweaves fascinating research discoveries with dramatic first-person accounts
- Authored by a celebrated mountaineer and physician who pioneered research in the field
This edition incorporates current research on the effects of altitude on humans, and Houston (now deceased) joined forces with an educator and a medical writer in a text made even more accessible for the average reader while retaining the depth of material of particular use to the medical community. This edition of this seminal text added chapters on vision and the eye at altitude, chronic and subacute altitude illness, and the limits to work at altitude (with implications for athletic training). It presents information on genetics and gender differences and more on flight and space travel, on understanding and treating sea-level hypoxic illnesses, and on who can (or should not) go to high altitude, and much more. With an expanded glossary of terms.
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CHARLES S. HOUSTON, M.D., began his study of the effects of high altitude as a naval flight surgeon in World War II; he conducted Operation Everest and Operation Everest II, acclimatization studies using compression chambers.
DAVID E. HARRIS, PH.D., is Associate Professor at Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine.
ELLEN J. ZEMAN, PH.D., has written for and edited scientific and medical journals, encyclopedias, and books.
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DAVID E. HARRIS, PH.D., is Associate Professor at Lewiston-Auburn College, University of Southern Maine.
ELLEN J. ZEMAN, PH.D., has written for and edited scientific and medical journals, encyclopedias, and books.
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An important technical resource for mountaineers and anyone interested in the subject of physiology. (Gripped)
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