Physiology & behavior
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Physiology & behavior · Dec 2016
A higher baseline somatization score at sea level as an independent predictor of acute mountain sickness.
The current study aimed to identify the predictive values of psychological factors that are evaluated by the Symptoms Checklist-90 (SCL-90) for acute mountain sickness (AMS). ⋯ AMS is correlated with the baseline somatization score at sea level, which was measured using the SCL-90. A higher baseline somatization score is also an independent predictor of AMS.