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Original Article

A microcomputer-based system for the accurate continuous measurement of ventilation and blood pressure parameters under anaesthesia

M. A. Tooley Department of Electronics and Anaesthesia, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
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S. A. O'Connor Smith Kline and French Research Ltd, The Frythe, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 9AR, UK
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D. J. Wilkinxson Department of Electronics and Anaesthesia, Saint Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, UK
Pages 243-251 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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