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. 1960 Jun;15(2):124–131. doi: 10.1136/thx.15.2.124

The Effect of Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing on the Lung Compliance and Intrapulmonary Mixing of Gases

Peter A Emerson 1,*, G E Torres 1, Harold A Lyons 1
PMCID: PMC1018548  PMID: 13820160

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