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. 1959 Jun;14(2):166–175. doi: 10.1136/thx.14.2.166

An Assessment of the Steady-state Carbon Monoxide Method of Estimating Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity

J MacNamara 1, F J Prime 1, J D Sinclair 1
PMCID: PMC1018493  PMID: 13856102

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