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OBJECTIVE:We aimed to ascertain risk factors for acute mountain sickness (AMS) in miners exposed to chronic intermittent high altitude conditions. METHODS:All new hires (2009-2012) for mine employment (4000 m above sea level) were followed up for 12 months after first ascent. Demographics, physiologic data, and cigarette smoking were assessed at preemployment screening. Mine site clinic care for AMS defined incident events. Cox regression analysis estimated risk of AMS associated with smoking and selected covariates. RESULTS:There were 46 AMS cases among 569 individuals during the first 12 months of employment. Adjusted for age, sex, and altitude of permanent residence, cigarettes smoked per day before hiring were prospectively associated with AMS (hazard ratio [HR], 1.9; 95% CI, 1.1 to 3.2 per 10 cigarettes smoked). This risk was higher in the subset of workers with less demanding physical work (n=336; HR, 3.3; 95% CI, 1.7 to 6.3), whereas among those with more physically demanding jobs (n=233), smoking was not associated with increased risk (HR, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.1 to 2.3). CONCLUSIONS:In workers newly hired to work at high altitude, smoking increases the likelihood of AMS, but this effect appears to be operative only among those with less physically demanding work duties.
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Wilderness Environ Medjournal_title
Wilderness & environmental medicineauthors
Vinnikov D,Brimkulov N,Blanc PDdoi
10.1016/j.wem.2014.10.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-06-01 00:00:00pages
164-72issue
2eissn
1080-6032issn
1545-1534pii
S1080-6032(14)00322-6journal_volume
26pub_type
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2010.07.001
更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
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更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1580/pr29-05
更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1580/pr05-05.1
更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2014.08.007
更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2018.02.008
更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2017.04.007
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2019.09.004
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1580/07-WEME-OR-092R1.1
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2017.09.010
更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 传,古典文章,历史文章,杂志文章
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更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2019.04.004
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2012.04.005
更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Wilderness & environmental medicine
pub_type： 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1016/j.wem.2015.10.008
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
