Background rates of acute mountain sickness-like symptoms at low altitude in adolescents using Lake Louise score

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-14

  Dallimore, Jon ^a   Foley, Jo Ai ^b   Valentine, Peter ^c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Horton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute mountain sickness; adolescents; altitude; Lake Louise score

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; WALKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84858670318     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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