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The Increase in Hemoglobin Concentration With Altitude Differs Between World Regions and Is Less in Children Than in Adults

To compensate for decreased oxygen partial pressure, high-altitude residents increase hemoglobin concentrations [Hb]. The elevation varies between world regions, posing problems in defining cutoff values for anemia or polycythemia. The currently used altitude adjustments (World Health Organization [...

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Autores principales: Mairbäurl, Heimo, Kilian, Samuel, Seide, Svenja, Muckenthaler, Martina U., Gassmann, Max, Benedict, Rukundo K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10082317/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37038466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000854