1. Pilgrimage medicine.
- Author
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Basnyat, Buddha
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PILGRIMS & pilgrimages , *MOUNTAIN sickness , *TRAVEL hygiene , *EDEMA - Abstract
Discusses health risks facing pilgrims visiting religious sites in the Himalayas. Risk of mountain sickness, pulmonary oedema and cerebral oedema; Belief of the pilgrims that their symptoms are caused by the scent of flowers; Use of steroids to treat the pilgrims; Suggestion that pilgrimage medicine needs to be incorporated into the broader framework of travel medicine.
- Published
- 2002
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