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. 1965 May;44(5):789–800. doi: 10.1172/JCI105191

Functional Significance of a Low Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity for Carbon Monoxide*

Robert L Johnson Jr 1,†, Harold F Taylor 1,‡, Arthur C DeGraff Jr 1
PMCID: PMC292555  PMID: 14276136

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