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. 1960 Jan 2;1(5165):37–38. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5165.37

Practical Experience with the Peak Flow Meter

W Lockhart, D H Smith, A Mair, W A Wilson
PMCID: PMC1966361  PMID: 14417800

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