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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI100180

THE EFFECT OF POSTURE UPON THE VELOCITY OF BLOOD FLOW IN MAN

Willard Owen Thompson, Joseph M. Alper, and Phebe K. Thompson

Metabolism Laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital

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Fellow of the National Research Council. Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Research Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Metabolism Laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital

1

Fellow of the National Research Council. Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

2

Research Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.

Find articles by Alper, J. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Metabolism Laboratory of the Massachusetts General Hospital

1

Fellow of the National Research Council. Research Fellow in Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital.

2

Research Fellow in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Published June 1, 1928 - More info

Published in Volume 5, Issue 4 on June 1, 1928
J Clin Invest. 1928;5(4):605–609. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI100180.
© 1928 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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