Burden of disease resulting from chronic mountain sickness among young Chinese male immigrants in Tibet

• Main Authors: Pei Tao (Author), Li Xiaoxiao (Author), Tao Fasheng (Author), Xu Haotong (Author), You Haiyan (Author), Zhou Linlin (Author), Liu Yan (Author), Gao Yuqi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In young Chinese men of the highland immigrant population, chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to measure the disease burden of CMS in this population.</p> <p>Method...