Controlled versus free breathing for multiple breath nitrogen washout in healthy adults

Blake M. Handley, Edward Jeagal, Robin E. Schoeffel, Tanya Badal, David G. Chapman, Catherine E. Farrow, Gregory G. King, Paul D. Robinson, Stephen Milne, Cindy Thamrin

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00435-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00435-2020
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