What form of polycythemia occurs when an individual lives in a high-altitude environment?

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Polycythemia that occurs due to living at high altitude is termed as secondary polycythemia as it is a result of an external factor (high altitude) rather than proliferative disorder of bone marrow (primary polycythemia). Tertiary and relative polycythemia are not types of polycythemia.

What Form of Polycythemia Occurs When an Individual Lives in a High-Altitude