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Review
. 1973 Mar;78(3):421-8.
doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-78-3-421.

Acute high-altitude illness in mountaineers and problems of rescue

R Wilson
Review

Acute high-altitude illness in mountaineers and problems of rescue

R Wilson. Ann Intern Med. 1973 Mar.
No abstract available

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