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Debevec, T., Millet, G.P. & Brocherie, F. Do twelve normobaric hypoxic exposures indeed provoke relevant acclimatization for high-altitude workers?. Int J Biometeorol 65, 637–638 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-020-02049-x
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