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. 1979 Oct;8(4):307–319. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1979.tb04711.x

Assessing change in airway calibre--measurement of airway resistance.

A E Tattersfield, I M Keeping
PMCID: PMC1429850  PMID: 41547

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