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Non-invasive determination of effective pulmonary blood flow: Evaluation of a simplified rebreathing method

Reutershan J Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Ressel M Department of Medical Biometry University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Wagner T Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Schröder T Department of Medical Biometry University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Dietz K Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Fretschner R Department of Medical Biometry University Hospital of Tübingen Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3 72076 Tübingen Germany
Pages 194-199 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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