Incidence and symptoms of high altitude illness in South Pole workers: Antarctic study of altitude physiology (ASAP)

Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-35

  Anderson, Paul J ^a   Miller, Andrew D ^c   O'Malley, Kathy A ^c   Ceridon, Maile L ^d   Beck, Kenneth C ^c   Wood, Christina M ^c   Wiste, Heather J ^c   Mueller, Joshua J ^c   Johnson, Jacob B ^b   Johnson, Bruce D ^c,d  

^a Health Partners Occupational and environmental Medicine Residency   (United States)

^b SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; Antarctica; Hypoxia; Rapid transport

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE;

ADULT; AGE; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; COLD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; HYPOBARISM; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOM; WORKER;

EID: 84860409385     PISSN: 11795484     EISSN: 11795484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4137/CCRPM.S6882     Document Type: Article

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