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. 1973 Mar;177(3):311–319. doi: 10.1097/00000658-197303000-00012

Pulmonary complications of burns: the major threat to the burn patient.

B M Achauer, P A Allyn, D W Furnas, R H Bartlett
PMCID: PMC1355533  PMID: 4692117

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