Lung and respiratory muscle function at discharge from a respiratory intensive care unit
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عنوان ژورنال: Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
سال: 2005
ISSN: 2465-1028,1122-0643
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2005.631