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. 1983 Jan;38(1):5–9. doi: 10.1136/thx.38.1.5

The single-breath carbon monoxide transfer test 25 years on: a reappraisal. 2--Clinical considerations.

C Ogilvie
PMCID: PMC459475  PMID: 6845262

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