The additional work of breathing imposed by Mapleson A systems
β Scribed by R. OOI; J. PATTISON; N. Soni
- Book ID
- 108624773
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 48
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-2409
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