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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103402

A Standardized Breath Holding Technique for the Clinical Measurement of the Diffusing Capacity of the Lung for Carbon Monoxide

C. M. Ogilvie, R. E. Forster, W. S. Blakemore, and J. W. Morton

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Department of Anesthesiology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Harrison Department of Research Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penna.

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Travelling Fellow of the Postgraduate Medical Federation, University of London. Present address: The London Hospital, London.

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Lowell M. Palmer Senior Fellow.

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Scholar in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society.

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Present address: Division of Tuberculosis Control, Willow Chest Center, 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver 9, B. C.

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Supported by a grant from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Department of Anesthesiology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Harrison Department of Research Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penna.

2

Travelling Fellow of the Postgraduate Medical Federation, University of London. Present address: The London Hospital, London.

3

Lowell M. Palmer Senior Fellow.

4

Scholar in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society.

5

Present address: Division of Tuberculosis Control, Willow Chest Center, 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver 9, B. C.

1

Supported by a grant from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Department of Anesthesiology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Harrison Department of Research Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penna.

2

Travelling Fellow of the Postgraduate Medical Federation, University of London. Present address: The London Hospital, London.

3

Lowell M. Palmer Senior Fellow.

4

Scholar in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society.

5

Present address: Division of Tuberculosis Control, Willow Chest Center, 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver 9, B. C.

1

Supported by a grant from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

Find articles by Blakemore, W. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Department of Anesthesiology, the Graduate School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Penna.

Harrison Department of Research Surgery, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Penna.

2

Travelling Fellow of the Postgraduate Medical Federation, University of London. Present address: The London Hospital, London.

3

Lowell M. Palmer Senior Fellow.

4

Scholar in Cancer Research of the American Cancer Society.

5

Present address: Division of Tuberculosis Control, Willow Chest Center, 2647 Willow Street, Vancouver 9, B. C.

1

Supported by a grant from the Life Insurance Medical Research Fund.

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

Published January 1, 1957 - More info

Published in Volume 36, Issue 1 on January 1, 1957
J Clin Invest. 1957;36(1):1–17. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103402.
© 1957 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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