A Prospective Epidemiological Study of Acute Mountain Sickness in Nepalese Pilgrims Ascending to High Altitude (4380 m)

BACKGROUND: Each year, thousands of pilgrims travel to the Janai Purnima festival in Gosainkunda, Nepal (4380 m), ascending rapidly and often without the aid of pharmaceutical prophylaxis. METHODS: During the 2012 Janai Purnima festival, 538 subjects were recruited in Dhunche (1950 m) before ascendi...

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Autores principales: MacInnis, Martin J., Carter, Eric A., Freeman, Michael G., Pandit, Bidur Prasad, Siwakoti, Ashmita, Subedi, Ankita, Timalsina, Utsav, Widmer, Nadia, Thapa, Ghan Bahadur, Koehle, Michael S., Rupert, Jim L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24130729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075644

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3794000/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24130729
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0075644

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