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. 2020 Mar;598(5):897-899.
doi: 10.1113/JP279160. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

CrossTalk opposing view: Barometric pressure, independent of PO2 , is not the forgotten parameter in altitude physiology and mountain medicine

Jean-Paul Richalet  1   2
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CrossTalk opposing view: Barometric pressure, independent of PO2 , is not the forgotten parameter in altitude physiology and mountain medicine

Jean-Paul Richalet. J Physiol. 2020 Mar.
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Keywords: altitude; barometric pressure; hypoxia.

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