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. 1961 Sep;40(9):1727–1734. doi: 10.1172/JCI104395

THE DETERMINATION OF UNEVEN PULMONARY BLOOD FLOW FROM THE ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION DURING NITROGEN WASHOUT

Theodore N Finley 1,*
PMCID: PMC290866  PMID: 13699660

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