Acute Mountain Sickness in Children at 4380 Meters in the Himalayas

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Acute Mountain Sickness in Children at 4380 Meters in the Himalayas Santosh Pradhan, MB, BS, Sanjay Yadav, MD, Pritam Neupane, MD, Prajan Subedi, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 20, Issue 4, Pages 359-363 (December 2009) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0359 Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure Rate of ascent and acute mountain sickness. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2009 20, 359-363DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032-020.004.0359) Copyright © 2009 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions