Jonathan Reisman, MD, Dinesh Deonarain, MD, Buddha Basnyat, MD

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Impact of a Newly Constructed Motor Vehicle Road on Altitude Illness in the Nepal Himalayas Jonathan Reisman, MD, Dinesh Deonarain, MD, Buddha Basnyat, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 332-338 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.003 Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Trends in demographics and travel characteristics among patients diagnosed with altitude sickness (acute mountain sickness, high-altitude cerebral edema, and high-altitude pulmonary edema) in Manang, Nepal from 2010 to 2016. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2017 28, 332-338DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.003) Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions