Incidence and risk factors of severe acute high-altitude illness in healthy adults first entering the northern Tibetan Plateau of over 5,000 m

• Main Authors: Chun Gao (Author), Guo-Dong Qi (Author), Dan Wang (Author), Zhao-Hui Zhang (Author), Zhong-Xing Liu (Author), Rui-Dong Ge (Author), Zong Yong (Author), Li-E Yan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BackgroundOur study was designed to determine the incidence and risk factors of severe acute high-altitude illness (AHAI) in healthy adults first entering the northern Tibetan Plateau of over 5,000 m.MethodsIn our prospective observational study, we enrolled 500 people who were scheduled for fast as...