Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , March 2004

Measurements of airway mechanics in spontaneously breathing young children

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doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2003.09.004

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 1 , Pages 77-84 , March 2004

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