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In Vitro Evaluation of Heat and Moisture Exchangers Designed for Spontaneously Breathing Tracheostomized Patients

Claudia Brusasco, Francesco Corradi, Maria Vargas, Margherita Bona, Federica Bruno, Maria Marsili, Francesca Simonassi, Gregorio Santori, Paolo Severgnini, Robert M Kacmarek and Paolo Pelosi
Respiratory Care November 2013, 58 (11) 1878-1885; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.02405

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