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. 2021 Mar;18(3):541-544.
doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202007-812RL.

Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in Healthy Persons and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Rajesh Samannan  1 , Gregory Holt  2   3 , Rafael Calderon-Candelario  2   3 , Mehdi Mirsaeidi  2   3 , Michael Campos  2   3
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Effect of Face Masks on Gas Exchange in Healthy Persons and Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Rajesh Samannan et al. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2021 Mar.
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