Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 11 , Pages 487-491 , November 2008

Measurement of respiratory function: gas exchange

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doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2008.09.003

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 9, Issue 11 , Pages 487-491 , November 2008