The ratio of the alveolar ventilations of SF6 and He in patients with lung emphysema and in healthy subjects
β Scribed by S.C.M. Luijendijk; C.P.M. van der Grinten
- Book ID
- 117210094
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 143 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1569-9048
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