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. 1959 Nov 21;2(5159):1041–1047. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5159.1041

Maximum Forced Expiratory Flow Rate as a Measure of Ventilatory Capacity

B M Wright, C B McKerrow
PMCID: PMC1990874  PMID: 13846051

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