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. 1964 Mar;170(2):344–354. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007335

Blood volume and haemoglobin concentration at altitudes above 18,000 ft. (5500 m)

L G C E Pugh
PMCID: PMC1368819  PMID: 14165170

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