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. 1956 Mar;35(3):327–335. doi: 10.1172/JCI103282

A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING AIRWAY RESISTANCE IN MAN USING A BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH: VALUES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE 1

Arthur B DuBois 1, Stella Y Botelho 1, Julius H Comroe Jr 1
PMCID: PMC438815  PMID: 13295397

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