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. 1961 Aug;40(8 Pt 1-2):1495–1514. doi: 10.1172/JCI104380

AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING THE MEASUREMENT OF PULMONARY DIFFUSING CAPACITY BY THE SINGLE BREATH METHOD*

John B Cadigan 1,2,3,4,5,†, Asher Marks 1,2,3,4,5,‡, Marjorie F Ellicott 1,2,3,4,5, Robert H Jones 1,2,3,4,5,†, Edward A Gaensler 1,2,3,4,5,§
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