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A SMALL ANIMAL PLETHYSMOGRAPH/EXPOSURE TUBE FOR DETERMINATION OF RESPIRATORY MECHANICS DURING EXPOSURE, USING A NONINVASIVE METHOD TO MEASURE INTRAPLEURAL PRESSURE

Edgar C. Kimmel Geo-Centers, Inc., at the Naval Health Research Center Detachment (Toxicology), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, USACorrespondenceE-mail [email protected]
Pages 173-188 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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