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Here is a book that can truly be described as a definitive text
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This magnificent, comprehensive textbook gives all the known answers to questions about what happens to man at altitude.
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The readership should not be confined to those who specialize in the subject. For many people in medicine it will open doors to a better understanding of oxygen delivery.
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- PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Pre
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0812281721
- ISBN 13 9780812281729
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages515
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