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Response to letter to the editor regarding “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: a cross-sectional study”

Authors: Gonggalanzi, Per Nafstad

Published in: Archives of Public Health | Issue 1/2017

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We kindly thank the journal for the opportunity to respond to the recent comments made regarding our manuscript entitled “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: A cross-sectional study”.

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Title: Response to letter to the editor regarding “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: a cross-sectional study”
Authors: Gonggalanzi
Per Nafstad
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Archives of Public Health / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-017-0188-6

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Response to letter to the editor regarding “Acute mountain sickness among tourists visiting the high-altitude city of Lhasa, Tibet, China at 3658 m above sea level: a cross-sectional study”

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