Dexamethasone for the prevention of acute mountain sickness: Systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 133-138

  Tang, Enjie ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Luo, Yongjun ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness (AMS); Dexamethasone; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS; ALTITUDE ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ACUTE DISEASE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; MOUNTAINEERING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MOUNTAINEERING;

EID: 84898892619     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.03.019     Document Type: Review

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