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. 1958 Mar;37(3):394–408. doi: 10.1172/JCI103619

A COMPARISON OF METHODS OF MEASURING THE DIFFUSING CAPACITY OF THE LUNGS FOR CARBON MONOXIDE. INVESTIGATION BY FRACTIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE ALVEOLAR AIR

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