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Mortality on Mount Everest
Important points in analysing deaths on Mount Everest
BMJ 2009; 338 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b41 (Published 09 January 2009) Cite this as: BMJ 2009;338:b41- Matiram Pun, junior doctor1
- 1Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal
- matiram{at}gmail.com
Firth and colleagues’ analysis of all the deaths on Mount Everest during 1921-2006 did not address some important points.1
Did more climbers die on their first attempt than on subsequent attempts? What drugs were they taking? Some climbers might be taking …
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