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. 1965 May;44(5):831–839. doi: 10.1172/JCI105195

The Potential Role of Inhalation Therapy Equipment in Nosocomial Pulmonary Infection*

James Allen Reinarz 1,†, Alan K Pierce 1,‡, Benita B Mays 1, Jay P Sanford 1,§
PMCID: PMC292559  PMID: 14276140

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