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. 2002 Jan;57(1):79–85. doi: 10.1136/thorax.57.1.79

The pulmonary physician in critical care • 1: Pulmonary investigations for acute respiratory failure

J Dakin 1, M Griffiths 1
PMCID: PMC1746170  PMID: 11809996

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