Current clinical methods of measurement of respiratory rate give imprecise values

Gordon B. Drummond, Darius Fischer, D.K. Arvind

Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (3) 00023-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00023-2020
Journal Issue: July
Disease area: Airway diseases

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