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Author’s Reply to Sani et al.: “Effects of Exercise Training in Hypoxia Versus Normoxia on Vascular Health: Comments on Clinical Importance”—Facing Common Misconceptions Concerning Meta-Analysis in Biomedical Research

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  1. University Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland

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  2. Zurich Center for Integrative Human Physiology (ZIHP), Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Montero, D. Author’s Reply to Sani et al.: “Effects of Exercise Training in Hypoxia Versus Normoxia on Vascular Health: Comments on Clinical Importance”—Facing Common Misconceptions Concerning Meta-Analysis in Biomedical Research. Sports Med 46, 1769–1770 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0614-x

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