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Risk Determinants of Acute Mountain Sickness and Summit Success on a 6-Day Ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m)  James S. Lawrence, BMedSci, BMBS, Stephen.

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1 Risk Determinants of Acute Mountain Sickness and Summit Success on a 6-Day Ascent of Mount Kilimanjaro (5895 m)  James S. Lawrence, BMedSci, BMBS, Stephen A. Reid, PhD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages (March 2016) DOI: /j.wem Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Diagrammatic representation of Mt. Kilimanjaro ascent profiles. The dotted line shows the minimum recommended ascent profile based on Wilderness Medical Society consensus guidelines.23 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , 78-84DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Daily prevalence of AMS (LLS ≥3 and LLS ≥5) at each camp throughout the trek. AMS, acute mountain sickness; LLS, Lake Louise score. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , 78-84DOI: ( /j.wem ) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

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