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

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

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