Seasonal hematocrit variation and health risks in the adult population of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

C Makena Hightower1 Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]

Joyce D Hightower2 Group de Reflection, Actions et Etude de Culture, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Beatriz Y Salazar Vázquez1 Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA;3 Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Durango, Durango, México

Marcos Intaglietta1 Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

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