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. 2020 Jul;93(1111):20200191.
doi: 10.1259/bjr.20200191. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

Defining short and prolonged breath-holds

Michael Parkes  1 , Jason Cashmore  2 , Stuart Green  2 , Thomas Clutton-Brock  3 , Irma Van Dijk  4 , Zdenko van Kesteren  4 , Geertjan van Tienhoven  4 , Arjan Bel  4 , Joost van den Aardweg  5 , Markus Stevens  6
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Defining short and prolonged breath-holds

Michael Parkes et al. Br J Radiol. 2020 Jul.
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