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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103150

THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE LUNGS IN EMPHYSEMA

J. Mead, I. Lindgren, and E. A. Gaensler

Department of Physiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass.

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Aided by a research grant from the National Tuberculosis Association.

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Department of Physiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass.

1

Aided by a research grant from the National Tuberculosis Association.

Find articles by Lindgren, I. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Physiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass.

Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Second and Fourth Medical Services (Harvard), Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass.

1

Aided by a research grant from the National Tuberculosis Association.

Find articles by Gaensler, E. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published July 1, 1955 - More info

Published in Volume 34, Issue 7 on July 1, 1955
J Clin Invest. 1955;34(7):1005–1016. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103150.
© 1955 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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