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Research Article29th Annual New Horizons Symposium: Back to Basics—Respiratory Physiology in Critically Ill Patients

Respiratory Mechanics in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Dean R Hess
Respiratory Care November 2014, 59 (11) 1773-1794; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.03410
Dean R Hess
Respiratory Care Services, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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