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Employing the Forced Oscillation Technique for the Assessment of Respiratory Mechanics in Adults
Published on: February 9, 2022
Chronic Respiratory Symptoms with Normal Spirometry. A Reliable Clinical Entity?
Roberto Rodriguez-Roisin1, MeiLan K Han2, Jørgen Vestbo3
11 Universitat de Barcelona, Institut Clinic Respiratori, Hospital Clínic-Institut d'Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
No abstract available in PubMed .
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