Response to Burtscher re: “Increased Cytokines at High Altitude: Lack of Effect of Ibuprofen on Acute Mountain Sickness,Physiological Variables,or Cytokine Levels”
Restricted accessLetterFirst published online September, 2018
Response to Burtscher re: “Increased Cytokines at High Altitude: Lack of Effect of Ibuprofen on Acute Mountain Sickness,Physiological Variables,or Cytokine Levels”
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