"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 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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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Functional EPAS1/HIF2A missense variant is associated with hematocrit in Andean highlanders. Sci Adv. 2024 Feb 09; 10(6):eadj5661.
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Preliminary Evidence-Based Method of Medical Kit Design for Wilderness Expeditions Modeled by a High-Altitude Expedition to Mount Kilimanjaro. J Emerg Med. 2022 06; 62(6):733-749.
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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 Dec 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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Does neocytolysis exist after descent from high altitude? Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2021 11; 233(3):e13713.
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The genetic structure and adaptation of Andean highlanders and Amazonians are influenced by the interplay between geography and culture. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 12 22; 117(51):32557-32565.
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Outcomes of the Non-fenestrated Fontan Procedure at High Altitude. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2019 09; 10(5):590-596.
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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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Carotidynia in high-altitude travelers. Vascular. 2017 Dec; 25(6):609-611.
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Evolutionary history of Tibetans inferred from whole-genome sequencing. PLoS Genet. 2017 04; 13(4):e1006675.