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Comment
. 2023 Dec 12;31(1):99.
doi: 10.1186/s13049-023-01158-x.

Response to 'Chest compressions at altitude are of decreased quality, require more effort and cannot reliably be self-evaluated'

Maximilian Niederer  1   2   3 , Dominik Roth  4 , Alexander Egger  5   6
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Response to 'Chest compressions at altitude are of decreased quality, require more effort and cannot reliably be self-evaluated'

Maximilian Niederer et al. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. .
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