Preparation and medical outcomes of nepalese staff and porters compared with foreign nationals on the annapurna trekking circuit

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 349-356

  Drew, Christian M ^a   Colleran, Shane ^a   Zijp, Maarten ^b   Lama, Lama Phuri ^c   Sherpa, Nuru J ^c   Kelly, Julia L ^d   Sulzbach, Nina ^e   Prior, Denise ^f   Currin, Sally A ^f   Currin, Simon ^f   Nickol, Annabel H ^f,g   Morrell, Mary J ^d,f,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Sherpa Brothers Treks and Expeditions (P) Ltd   (Nepal)

^d ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f Porters' Progress UK ^*  (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^h NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; NEPAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREKKING;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAVEL;

EID: 84855163460     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: 15578682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2011.1023     Document Type: Article

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