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Incidence and severity of acute mountain sickness and associated symptoms in children trekking on Xue Mountain, Taiwan

BACKGROUND: Acute mountain sickness (AMS) occurs in non-acclimatized people after an acute ascent to an altitude of 2,500 m or higher. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and severity of AMS and associated symptoms in children. METHODS: The prospective observational study included 197...

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Autores principales: Cheng, Fei-Ying, Jeng, Mei-Jy, Lin, Yin-Chou, Wang, Shih-Hao, Wu, Shih-Hao, Li, Wen-Cheng, Huang, Kuo-Feng, Chiu, Te-Fa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28832689
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183207