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Published online 9 October 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061009-2

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Doctors aim high for altitude study

Researchers to climb Everest for a better understanding of acclimatization.

For most people who attempt to climb Mount Everest, getting to the top is achievement enough. But an intrepid band of British medical researchers aims to go one better.

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