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The " mountain sickness" in persons clim...

The " mountain sickness" in persons climbing to high altitudes with any aid of oxygen cylinders is due to

A

Anemic hypoxia

B

Arterial hypoxia

C

Lack of sufficient amount of hemoglobin

D

Lack of sufficient number of erythrocytes.

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B
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