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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103346

THE DIFFUSING CAPACITY OF THE LUNGS IN PATIENTS WITH MITRAL STENOSIS STUDIED POST-OPERATIVELY

R. L. Riley, C. J. Johns, G. Cohen, J. E. Cohn, D. G. Carroll, and R. H. Shepard

Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

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Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

Find articles by Johns, C. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

Find articles by Cohen, G. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

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Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

Find articles by Carroll, D. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Environmental Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University and Hospital, Baltimore, Md.

2

Fellow of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

3

Medical Research Fellow of the National Tuberculosis Association. (Administered by the National Research Council, July 1953 to July 1955.)

1

This study was aided by a contract between the Office of Naval Research, Department of the Navy, and The Johns Hopkins University (NR 112-101) and by funds provided under contract AF 18 (600)-435 with the USAF School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas.

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Published September 1, 1956 - More info

Published in Volume 35, Issue 9 on September 1, 1956
J Clin Invest. 1956;35(9):1008–1014. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103346.
© 1956 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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