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. 1966 Jul;45(7):1178–1193. doi: 10.1172/JCI105424

Measurement of O2 diffusing capacity of the lungs with a stable O2 isotope.

R W Hyde, R E Forster, G G Power, J Nairn, R Rynes
PMCID: PMC292790  PMID: 5967696

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