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Normothermic Negative Pressure Ventilation Ex Situ Lung Perfusion: Evaluation of Lung Function and Metabolism

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[Acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema: value of non-invasive ventilation]

H H Klein1

  • 1Med. Klinik II (Schwerpunkt Kardiologie), Klinikum Idar-Oberstein. medklinik2.io@shg-kliniken.de

Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift (1946)
|December 26, 2006
PubMed
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