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Acute mountain sickness amongst tourists to Lhasa

  • Open Access
  • 01-12-2017
  • Letter to the Editor
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Abstract

Acute mountain sickness is the commonest acute high altitude illness occurring at high altitude. Its prevalence is dependent on the ascent rate, altitude achieved, physical effort required to reach the target altitude and pharmacological intervention undertaken by the tourists visiting high altitude areas. This Letter to the Editor is an endeavour to re-emphasise the importance of all these factors affecting the prevalence of acute mountain sickness.
Title
Acute mountain sickness amongst tourists to Lhasa
Authors
Gaurav Sikri
Srinivasa Bhattachar
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Archives of Public Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-016-0172-6
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