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. 1954 Dec;9(4):313–325. doi: 10.1136/thx.9.4.313

Normal Standards for Lung Volumes, Intrapulmonary Gas-mixing, and Maximum Breathing Capacity

C D Needham 1, Mary C Rogan 1, I McDonald 1
PMCID: PMC1019420  PMID: 13226313

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