Journal article
A review of medical problems in Himalayan porters
- Abstract:
- Porters have accompanied trekkers and climbers to high altitude since the earliest expeditions in the Himalayas. As the existing body of knowledge on high-altitude medicine expands, the focus remains on trekkers or climbers. And published literature on medical problems in the large porter population remains sparse. It is well known that porters working at high altitude in the Nepal Himalayas are often lowland dwellers and are as prone to high-altitude illnesses such as acute mountain sickness, high-altitude pulmonary edema, and high-altitude cerebral edema as the trekkers are. Other illnesses such as diarrhea, respiratory illnesses, and infections also occur in this population. In this review, studies reporting these findings will be discussed along with the local context of socioeconomic barriers to adequate health care for these porters.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, 158.6KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1089/ham.2020.0004
Authors
- Publisher:
- Mary Ann Liebert
- Journal:
- High Altitude Medicine and Biology More from this journal
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 109-113
- Publication date:
- 2020-06-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2020-03-19
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1557-8682
- ISSN:
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1527-0297
- Pmid:
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32311284
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1102135
- Local pid:
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pubs:1102135
- Deposit date:
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2020-06-20
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- Copyright holder:
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Copyright date:
- 2020
- Rights statement:
- Copyright © 2020 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers at: https://doi.org/10.1089/ham.2020.0004
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