"Altitude" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.
| Descriptor ID |
D000531
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G16.500.275.058 N06.230.058
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Altitude" by people in Profiles.
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Transient Bilateral Visual Loss as the Presenting Symptom of High-Altitude Ascent-Related Cytotoxic Lesion of the Corpus Callosum. J Neuroophthalmol. 2023 12 01; 43(4):e268-e270.
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Defining hypoxaemia from pulse oximeter measurements of oxygen saturation in well children at low altitude in Bangladesh: an observational study. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2021 11; 8(1).
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Surviving winter on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau: Pikas suppress energy demands and exploit yak feces to survive winter. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 07 27; 118(30).
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Does neocytolysis exist after descent from high altitude? Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2021 11; 233(3):e13713.
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Early Extubation in a Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Program Located at High Altitude. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2021 07; 12(4):473-479.
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Altitude and Variable Effects on Infant Mortality in the United States. High Alt Med Biol. 2018 Sep; 19(3):265-271.
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Lower obesity rate during residence at high altitude among a military population with frequent migration: a quasi experimental model for investigating spatial causation. PLoS One. 2014; 9(4):e93493.
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Physiological monitoring and analysis of a manned stratospheric balloon test program. Aviat Space Environ Med. 2014 Feb; 85(2):177-82.
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Liver function in rats acclimatized to a simulated altitude of 5500 m. High Alt Med Biol. 2013 Dec; 14(4):375-82.
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Genomic analysis of natural selection and phenotypic variation in high-altitude mongolians. PLoS Genet. 2013; 9(7):e1003634.