Risk determinants of acute mountain sickness in trekkers in the Nepali Himalaya: A 24-year follow-up

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-159

  McDevitt, Marion ^a   McIntosh, Scott E ^a   Rodway, George ^c   Peelay, Jitsupa ^a   Adams, Doug L ^b   Kayser, Bengt ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

acute mountain sickness; altitude; Nepal; prevalence; tourism; trekking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTITUDE SICKNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUNTAINEERING; NEPAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901416216     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.12.027     Document Type: Article

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