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1. Altitude And Oxygenation
   Article from the Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicineon on the effects of altitude when transporting patients by airplane.
   http://www.ispub.com/journals/IJAMT/Vol1N1/al...
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2. Altitude Illness
   Summary of prevention and treatment methods.
   http://ciwec-clinic.com/altitude/
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3. Altitude Sickness and Atmospheric Pressure
   Basic information plus a utility to calculate the atmospheric pressure at any altitude.
   http://www.personal.usyd.edu.au/~gerhard/pres...
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4. American Academy of Family Physicians
   Overview article with an informational handout for patients.
   http://www.aafp.org/afp/980415ap/harris.html
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5. Apex Altitude
   A charity that exists to perform high altitude medical research and educate the public about the topic
   http://www.apex-altitude.com/
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6. Bibliography of High-Altitude Medicine and Physiology
   Search by author, title, or citation.
   http://annie.cv.nrao.edu/habibqbe.htm
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7. Birmingham Medical Research Expeditionary Society
   Site of a group of medical scientists studying the effects of altitude and the causes and management of acute mountain sickness.
   http://www.bmres.org.uk/
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8. British Mountaineering Council - Mountain Medicine Centre
   Information on altitude related illnesses with a focus on climbing at altitude.
   http://www.thebmc.co.uk/world/mm/mm0.htm
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9. CDC Travelers' Health Information on Altitude Illness
   CDC's advisory for people planning travel to destinations at altitude.
   http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/altitude.h...
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10. Cerebral Syndromes
    Article from Emergency Medicine covering cerebral syndromes in altitude sickness from AMS to HACE.
    http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic22.htm
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11. Family Practice Notebook: High Altitude Sickness
    Outline of symptoms, prevention, and diagnosis for all altitude related illnesses.
    http://www.fpnotebook.com/ER14.htm
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12. Healthy Me
    Basic information, including a bibliography.
    http://www.ahealthyme.com/topic/topic13676
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13. High Altitude Medicine
    About the book by Herb Hultgren, M.D., including ordering information.
    http://www.highaltitudemedicine.com/
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14. High Altitude Medicine and Biology
    About the magazine published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
    http://www.liebertpub.com/HAM/
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15. High Altitude Pathology Institute
    High altitude travel advice. Information on chronic mountain sickness, high altitude pulmonary edema, the use of hyperoxic/hypoxic adaptation chambers, and triple hypoxia syndrome.
    http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/6280/
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16. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (and me)
    Personal account of an experience with HAPE.
    http://www.weasel.com/hape.html
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17. High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE)
    Article on a personal experience with HAPE.
    http://comspark.com/esarc/reference/pulmedema...
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18. High-Altitude Medical Guide
    Information on the prevention, recognition, and treatment of altitude illness, as well as other health issues affecting travelers to destinations at altitude.
    http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/
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19. High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema: Current Concepts
    Abstract of a 1996 article summarizing the current state of HAPE research and treatment.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi...
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20. HypoMed Global Services
    Information on Hypoytherapy/Hypoxytraining. About the annual international "Hypoxia in Medicine" conference.
    http://www.hypomed.ch/
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