Sleep-related hypoxaemia and excessive erythrocytosis in Andean high-altitude natives

Spicuzza L., Casiraghi N., Gamboa A., Keyl C., Schneider A., Mori A., Leon-Velarde F., Di Maria G.U., Bernardi L.

Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 23: 41-46
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Sleep and breathing disorders

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