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. 1961 Feb;40(2):329–337. doi: 10.1172/JCI104260

A METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE VOLUME OF AIR IN THE LUNGS: MEASUREMENTS IN CHRONIC PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA*

G Emmanuel 1, W A Briscoe 1, A Cournand 1
PMCID: PMC290726  PMID: 13726636

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