Pharmacologic prophylaxis for acute mountain sickness: A systematic shortcut review

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Seupaul, Rawle A ^a   Welch, Julie L ^a   Malka, Sarah T ^a   Emmett, Thomas W ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; DEXAMETHASONE; GABAPENTIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; MAGNESIUM CITRATE; PLACEBO; SUMATRIPTAN; THIOCTIC ACID;

ALTITUDE DISEASE; HUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRAVEL;

EID: 84859100249     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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