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• - Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses.
  
• - Article from Health World about the effects of altitude on exercise.
  
• - Tutorial from the International Society for Mountain Medicine covering acclimatization, AMS, HACE, and HAPE. Includes treatment and prevention information.
  
• - Basic description of common illnesses encountered at various altitudes with prevention tips.
  
• - Personal account of an experience with HAPE.
  
• - Article from Emergency Medicine covering HAPE.
  
• - Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude.
  
• - Information about and from this research charity dedicated to investigating the mechanisms of altitude related illness. Newsletter archive and planned expedition information.
  
• - Information about the International Hypoxia Symposium including abstracts.
  
• - Questions and answers about travel to destinations at altitude. Submit a question or read previously submitted questions and answers.
  
• - Article on the effects of altitude with an emphasis on climbing at altitude.
  
• - Basic information, including a bibliography.
  
• - Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.
  
• - Altitude tutorial. Newsletter archive. About the World Congress on Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology.
  
• - Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
  
• - Search by author, title, or citation.
  
• - Article on determining the need for supplemental oxygen at density altitude.
  
• - Description of altitude related illnesses, their symptoms and their treatment.
  
• - Chapter from the Merck Manual on altitude sickness covering causes, treatment, and prevention.
  
• - Overview article with an informational handout for patients.
  
• - Slide presentation on altitude and its physiological effects from Samford University's Physiology of Exercise course.
  
• - Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.
  
• - A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic
  
• - Abstract of a study of the association between urinary excretion of leukotriene-E4 (LTE4) and high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) in order to determine whether HAPE involves inflammatory mechanisms.
  
• - Consumer health resource center providing information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
  
• - About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.
  
• - Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.
  
• - Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.
  
• - Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.
  
• - About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
  
• - Summary of prevention and treatment methods.
  
• - Article from the American Heart Association on a study of the mechanism that causes HAPE.
  
• - Article on a personal experience with HAPE.
  
• - Information on proper acclimatization and hydration to reduce the incidence of altitude illness. Discussion of altitude's effect on diet, menstruation, and medications. Bibliography and links.
  
• - High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.
  
• - CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.