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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103282

A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING AIRWAY RESISTANCE IN MAN USING A BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH: VALUES IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE

Arthur B. DuBois, Stella Y. Botelho, and Julius H. Comroe Jr.

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

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These studies were aided (in part) by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and the University of Pennsylvania, NR 112-323.

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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

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These studies were aided (in part) by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and the University of Pennsylvania, NR 112-323.

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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

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These studies were aided (in part) by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and the University of Pennsylvania, NR 112-323.

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Published in Volume 35, Issue 3 on March 1, 1956
J Clin Invest. 1956;35(3):327–335. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103282.
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