Who are more at risk for acute mountain sickness: A prospective study in Qinghai-Tibet railroad construction workers on Mt. Tanggula

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1393-1400

  Wu, Tian Yi ^a   Ding, Shou Quan ^b   Liu, Jin Liang ^c   Jia, Jian Hou ^b   Chai, Zuo Chun ^d   Dai, Rui Chen ^e  

^a Physiological Research Group of the Ministry of Railway   (China)

^b Qinghai Tibet Railroad Hospital at Fenghuoshan   (China)

^c Qinghai Tibet Railroad Hospital at Kekexili   (China)

^d Qinghai Tibet Railroad Hospital at Dangxiong   (China)

^e Qinghai Tibetan Railway Construction Company   (China)

Author keywords

Acute mountain sickness; Incidence; Qinghai Tibet railway; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LAKE LOUISE SCORING SYSTEM; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVEREXERTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHODIOLA; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; WEATHER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OXYGEN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIBET;

EID: 84860469475     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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