Cognitive assessment of a trekking expedition to 5100 m: A comparison of computerized and written testing methods

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-268

  Harris, Gregory A ^a   Cleland, Jennifer ^b   Collie, Alex ^c   McCrory, Paul ^c  

^a OLYMPIC PARK SPORTS MEDICINE CENTRE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Altitude; Cognitive impairment; Computerized testing; Hypoxia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350495414     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/08-WEME-OR-261R.1     Document Type: Article

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