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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI104336

THE RELATIONSHIP OF OXYGEN COST OF BREATHING TO RESPIRATORY MECHANICAL WORK AND RESPIRATORY FORCE

Maurice McGregor and Margaret R. Becklake

Joint Cardio-respiratory Service of the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Research Associate of the National Research Council of Canada.

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Joint Cardio-respiratory Service of the Royal Victoria Hospital and the Montreal Children's Hospital, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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Research Associate of the National Research Council of Canada.

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Published June 1, 1961 - More info

Published in Volume 40, Issue 6 on June 1, 1961
J Clin Invest. 1961;40(6):971–980. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI104336.
© 1961 The American Society for Clinical Investigation
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