Can knowledge protect against acute mountain sickness?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 366-370

  Vardy, Jennifer ^a   Vardy, John ^a,b   Judge, Ken ^a  

^a WISHAW GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; Altitude sickness; Ascent guidelines; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LUNG EDEMA; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SCIENCE; SYMPTOM; TRAVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; TRAVEL;

EID: 28644434160     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi060     Document Type: Article

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