Standards for quantitative assessment of lung structure.
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SUBMITTER: Mitzner W
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2944639 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep
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Standards for quantitative assessment of lung structure.
Mitzner Wayne W Weibel Ewald R ER
Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 20100415 3
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