A Method for the Determination of the Volume of Air in the Lungs: Measurements in Chronic Pulmonary Emphysema

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Journal J Clin Invest

Specialty General Medicine

Date 1961 Feb 1

PMID 13726636

Citations 10

Authors

G Emmanuel

W A BRISCOE

A COURNAND

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