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

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.The prospective observational study included 197 healthy, non-acclimat...

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Main Authors: Fei-Ying Cheng, Mei-Jy Jeng, Yin-Chou Lin, Shih-Hao Wang, Shih-Hao Wu, Wen-Cheng Li, Kuo-Feng Huang, Te-Fa Chiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568320?pdf=render