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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI101961

LUNG FUNCTION STUDIES. I. THE RATE OF INCREASE OF ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION DURING THE INHALATION OF 100 PER CENT O2

Ward S. Fowler and Julius H. Comroe Jr.

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

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The work described in this paper was done under contract between the Medical Division, Chemical Corps, U. S. Army, and the University of Pennsylvania. Under the terms of this contract, the Chemical Corps neither restricts nor is responsible for the opinions or conclusions of the authors.

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

2

Research Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

1

The work described in this paper was done under contract between the Medical Division, Chemical Corps, U. S. Army, and the University of Pennsylvania. Under the terms of this contract, the Chemical Corps neither restricts nor is responsible for the opinions or conclusions of the authors.

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Published May 1, 1948 - More info

Published in Volume 27, Issue 3 on May 1, 1948
J Clin Invest. 1948;27(3):327–334. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI101961.
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