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. 1958 Jul;37(7):1061–1070. doi: 10.1172/JCI103687

The Measurement of Pulmonary Capillary Blood Volume and Pulmonary Membrane Diffusing Capacity in Normal Subjects; The Effects of Exercise and Position1,2

Benjamin M Lewis 1,2, Tai-Hon Lin 1,2,3, Frances E Noe 1,2,4, Richard Komisaruk 1,2,5
PMCID: PMC1062768  PMID: 13563635

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