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Battery of single-breath tests for rapid measurement of pulmonary function using a respiratory mass spectrometer

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    J. B. West, H. J. Guy, R. A. Gaines, P. M. Hill & P. D. Wagner

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West, J.B., Guy, H.J., Gaines, R.A. et al. Battery of single-breath tests for rapid measurement of pulmonary function using a respiratory mass spectrometer. Pneumologie 151, 258–263 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02095099

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