Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness by Acetazolamide in Nepali Porters: A Double- Blind Controlled Trial Peter Hillenbrand, MB, Anil K. Pahari, MD,

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Prevention of Acute Mountain Sickness by Acetazolamide in Nepali Porters: A Double- Blind Controlled Trial Peter Hillenbrand, MB, Anil K. Pahari, MD, Yuen Soon, MB, Deepak Subedi, MB, Rajan Bajracharya, MB, Puncho Gurung, MB, Barun K. Lal, MB, Ramesh Marahatta, MB, Santosh Pradhan, MB, Dilip Rai, MB, Shailendra Sharma, MB Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 87-93 (June 2006) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032-17.2.87 Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Flow chart of 400 porters enrolled in the trial. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 87-93DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032-17.2.87) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Acute mountain sickness (AMS) score in highlanders vs lowlanders. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2006 17, 87-93DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032-17.2.87) Copyright © 2006 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions