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Acetazolamide: best prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness when slow ascent is not possible

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Acetazolamide: best prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness when slow ascent is not possible. Drugs Ther. Perspect 7, 11–13 (1996). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-199607060-00006

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