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Title: Quantitative genetic analysis of arterial oxygen saturation in Tibetan highlanders.
Author: Cynthia M. Beall
Publication: Human Biology (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1997
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Volume: v69Issue: n5Page: p597(8)

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