Demographic, geographic, and expedition determinants of reaching the summit of Denali

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-229

  McIntosh, Scott E ^a   McDevitt, Marion ^a   Rodway, George W ^b   Dow, Jennifer ^c   Grissom, Colin K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Denali National Park and Preserve   (United States)

Author keywords

climbing; Denali, Mt. McKinley; high altitude; mountaineering; summit

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ADULT; AFRICA; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AMERICA; TEAM SPORT; TRAVEL; WEATHER; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALASKA; ALTITUDE; COLD TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPORTS; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957726060     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2009.1067     Document Type: Article

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