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. 1994 Sep;49(9):924–932. doi: 10.1136/thx.49.9.924

Contribution of multiple inert gas elimination technique to pulmonary medicine. 2. Chronic pulmonary diseases: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

A G Agustí 1, J A Barberà 1
PMCID: PMC475198  PMID: 7940437

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