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Underutilization of Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Severity Assessment and Prognostication of COPD

Muneeb Mohammed, Sundaramurthy Annamalai, Ajeesh K Padmanabhan

Citation Information : Mohammed M, Annamalai S, Padmanabhan AK. Underutilization of Diffusion Capacity of Lung for Carbon Monoxide in Severity Assessment and Prognostication of COPD. 2019; 2 (3):124-124.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10082-02214

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 18-07-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2019; The Author(s).


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