ERYTHROCYTOSIS CAUSED BY HIGH ALTITUDES

Mountaineers: People moving to high altitudes temporarily experience erythrocytosis because the air contains less oxygen than at sea level.

Mountaineers: People moving to high altitudes temporarily experience erythrocytosis because the air contains less oxygen than at sea level.
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